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First alien signal may be a civilization’s final cry

Could the first confirmed signal from an extraterrestrial source be less a hello than a goodbye? Astrophysicist David Kipping argues as much, and his “Eschatian Hypothesis” reimagines the way ...
A group of Australian scientists have revealed how we may be able to learn to speak with aliens, and the answer is found ...
Mathematics also features in a 1998 novella by Ted Chiang called Story of Your Life, which was adapted into the 2016 film ...
The recent visit to our solar system by the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has sparked speculation about whether it’s another ...
DAVID BOWIE’S “death was no different from his life – a work of art”. Of all the myriad tributes to Britain’s dazzling ...
While many sci-fi hits have spawned extended franchises, these standalone works prove that science fiction movies can leave ...
With the countdown to Baba Vanga’s 2025 alien prediction, astronomer David Kipping proposes a controversial theory about the nature of first contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. What if we ...
When ET phones home, it could be his last call. Contrary to sci-fi movie depictions, our first contact might not be with a super advanced alien civilization at the height of power. Rather, Ivy League ...
Americans are becoming more open to the idea that aliens have visited Earth, according to a series of polls that show belief in alien visitation has been steadily on the rise since 2012. Moreover, ...
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