The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent misinformation, panic and confusion in the age of social media and AI.

The scientific search for extraterrestrial life is almost entirely focused on biosignatures, radio signals, and microbial ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new ...

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists ...

So many things had to happen for us (humans) to end up here (Earth). Our species is made possible because a water-filled planet orbits a particular distance away from a star of a particular size.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the summer of 1950, four men sat down for lunch together at Los Alamos. It was, at the time, the center of American physics, ...

Christian apologist Frank Turek has told students in Tennessee that the discovery of aliens would not topple Christianity, ...