Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial ...

Could the first confirmed signal from an extraterrestrial source be less a hello than a goodbye? Astrophysicist David Kipping ...

A group of Chinese scientists is diving deep into the cosmos in search of alien radio signals from the TRAPPIST-1 star system, which might house planets that could support life. This is no small feat, ...

SETI's 1977 "Wow!" signal from deep space was even stronger than originally thought, but its source remains a complete mystery.

Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had ...

The recent, widely covered signal that's allegedly got SETI hot and bothered is almost certainly not aliens. But that doesn't mean it's not cool. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

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One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

Today, the House Science Committee held a hearing on "Astrobiology and the Search for Life in the Universe," discussing the steps we've taken to search for life in outer space. Unfortunately, we're ...

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