“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 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 ...

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

Astronomers who detect a credible signal from aliens after 2026 will be barred from announcing it publicly or sending any kind of reply until it has been painstakingly verified and reviewed through ...

More than 1,000 scientists have quietly updated the world's post‑detection protocols for alien contact, doubling down on the rule that 'no reply should be sent' without global agreement.

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...