The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major ...

If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...

A new study published in the journal Astrophysical has outlined a novel method that could be used to detect advanced alien civilizations remotely. The premise is to look for signs of nuclear fusion on ...

Scientists now believe alien signals may have already reached Earth, and the reason we keep missing them has nothing to do ...

Technosignatures are theoretical signs of technologically advanced alien civilizations, but so far, none of those civilizations have phoned home. Researchers from the Search for ExtraTerrestrial ...

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

In the endless search for technosignatures—signs from some technologically advanced intelligent alien civilization—we’ve done everything from monitoring radio arrays to hypothesizing about whether ...

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its guidelines, requiring verification and UN consultation before ...

So far astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 exoplanets—worlds that orbit stars other than our sun. If that number already feels ridiculously large, you’d better brace yourself: extrapolation of ...