New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

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

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars ...

Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before ...

Astrobiologists warn that NASA's current instruments may miss subtle signs of alien life, risking 'false negatives' in the ...

More than 1,000 scientists have quietly updated the world's post‑detection protocols for alien contact, doubling down on the ...

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

When ET phones, don’t pick up. Scientists have outlined a set of protocols for responding to extraterrestrial contact, ...

For decades, scientists have scanned the stars for even the faintest whisper of intelligent life. Now, with fresh government ...

Astronomers swept millions of candidates and found no alien signals from K2-18b, setting the first power limit on any ...

Astrobiologists are raising concerns that humanity’s search for alien life may be limited by the very tools designed to find it.

Experts have identified a hidden chemical fingerprint that may help in the decades long search for alien life in the deepest regions of the cosmos.