A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, ...

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

Space exploration was a major theme of a state House hearing on Tuesday, even as the budget deadline looms over lawmakers.

Using emerging radio techniques refined during and after the Second World War, the astronomers detected a powerful radio ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien intelligence, stressing verification and transparency in an age of deepfakes and ...

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

A set of protocols telling scientists what to do – and what not to do – if they ever detect evidence of intelligent life ...

If and when SETI discovers alien life, then a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees that once the discovery has been verified, its disclosure will come soon thereafter. When you purchase ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of extraterrestrials should be revealed.

The International Academy of Astronautics issued updated SETI protocols for managing potential alien signal discoveries, emphasising rigorous peer-reviewed verification, control of social media ...