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

The first signals from extraterrestrial civilisations, according to David Kipping's Eschatian Hypothesis, are likely to be ...

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

In a significant development in the field of astronomy, a potential radio signal originating from an exoplanet has been detected. This discovery could represent a significant stride forward in our ...

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has focused on subtle whispers in the cosmic noise, the faint, orderly patterns that might betray a distant civilization. A new line of ...

"Considering the direction and frequency of our most common signals gives insights into where we should be looking to improve our chances of detecting alien technosignatures." When you purchase ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Deep Space Network (DSN) is just the sort of tool aliens could one-day detect, transmitting from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL What if the first signal ever detected from an alien lifeform wasn't a ...

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has yet to detect alien technosignatures like radio waves, but the cosmos is vast, and there are plenty of places left to look. New research ...

On August 15, 1977, the Big Ear Radio Telescope in Delaware, Ohio, received the most powerful signal it would ever detect during its decades of observations. The signal lasted just 72 seconds, but ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. In a significant advance for astronomy, researchers from the Breakthrough Listen initiative, working in collaboration ...