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

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its guidelines, requiring verification and UN consultation before ...

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.

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 ...

It starts with a signal. Faint, strange, and unlike anything humanity has ever recorded. Within hours, it escalates into an event that changes the course of history as an alien arrival on Earth ...

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 ...

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