Astronomers might be hunting for alien signals in all the wrong places. A new ...

The latest hunt for alien signals in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has test-driven a new strategy that will allow astronomers to perform a more efficient, targeted search for technological ...

In this excerpt from his new book, John Gertz argues it’s time to ditch SETI’s old dogmas and rethink how we prepare for first contact. Reading time 6 minutes Editor’s note: The following is an ...

It is not at all a given that aliens are far away. Alien probes might be surveilling us closely right now from within our own solar system, deciding whether to open a channel of communication with ...