If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...
The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...
Every few months, someone announces we’re on the verge of finding alien life, and the headlines go predictably insane. What ...
The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.
The object, called 3I/ATLAS, is only the third interstellar visitor ever detected passing through our Solar System.
Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...
Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists ...
Steven Spielberg has spent nearly 50 years asking whether humanity is alone. With Disclosure Day, he sounds less interested ...
If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have identified just under 50 rocky worlds most likely to be habitable out of ...
Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...