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

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

Alien probes could already be hiding somewhere in our Solar System – and our current surveys are nowhere near good enough to ...

Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

Steven Spielberg's claims that aliens have already visited Earth have drawn a mixed but pointed scientists' reaction this ...

Even though astronomers didn’t detect alien tech signals from a rare interstellar visitor, the results are worthwhile, they ...

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 ...