A new line of research proposes that the first clear signs of extraterrestrial intelligence may not come from distant stars, ...

And if aliens made of different stuff potentially possess consciousness, then why not minds made of silicon, metal, and ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself ...

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other ...

Our search for technosignatures – clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth – takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological ...

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry also came up with a lesser-known sci-fi TV series that would do much better today as a ...

I was, therefore, intrigued by a recent report about grave goods containing a mysterious yellow glass found in 1922 in the ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has just voted to accept a major overhaul of the scientific code of conduct for ...

Scientists studying mysterious glass found in northern Africa have discovered new clues that could uncover how it was created ...

The SETI Institute is the latest to confirm what scientists have long suspected: the interstellar 3I/ATLAS comet is not an ...