A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

For centuries, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe. The question of ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does ...

It is unclear whether a [3I/ATLAS] would transmit radio signals … such signals would take tens of thousands of years to cross ...

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Forget the grainy footage of 'flying saucers' or the campy sci-fi tropes of little green men from Mars; the search for ...

A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the researcher points to panspermia, a theory that life or the ingredients for life came ...

A new study presented at the 2025 EPSC/DPS Joint Meeting proposes that the rarity of specific geological and atmospheric conditions necessary for technologically advanced life significantly limits the ...