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

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

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

Scientists and public health advocates are urging for preparedness in advance of confirmation of the discovery of ...

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

How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos," astrophysicist Emma Chapman describes the hidden corners of space that only radio waves can reveal — and makes the case for contacting aliens.

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

The man who claims a comet is an alien spaceship has claimed alien contact with Earth will be confirmed by 2030. Theoretical physicist Avi Loeb has been leading speculation that the so-called 3I/ATLAS ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

Could intelligent alien civilizations really exist somewhere beyond Earth? As advanced telescopes continue discovering new potentially habitable worlds every year, that possibility seems more ...