The findings of a new study may help "explain some of the radio silence we’ve seen in technosignature searches" for alien ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new ...

After months of anticipation, Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi flick Disclosure Day is now in theaters. Its fictional premise ...

A provocative theory circulating among artificial intelligence researchers suggests that once machines achieve human-level intelligence and beyond, they might create something entirely unexpected: a ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

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Disclosure Day treats extraterrestrial life as a challenge to faith. It’s not.

One day, probably far off in the very distant future, if astronomers are correct in their assumptions about the vastness of space, Earth will be visited by intelligent beings from another planet.

Researchers at SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) might be looking for the wrong thing, says one of SETI's astronomers in The Guardian. They're looking for aliens that are like us.