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

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump ...

Chinese scientists' claims that their "Sky Eye" telescope could have picked up signals from intelligent aliens have been met ...

Vanity Fair reports from the Capitol Hill conference, where members of a sprawling community of national security experts and ...

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in the modern information age. Reading time 4 minutes The moment of first ...

Consciousness may arise in systems far different than the biology on Earth we are used to, according to new research.

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 ...

A new SETI study suggests we may be overlooking alien signals not because they aren't there, but because their own stars are scrambling them before they escape into space. Turbulent plasma and ...

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been guided by one hopeful assumption: somewhere in the galaxy, another civilization may be trying to reach us. Radio telescopes have ...

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