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 announcing alien discoveries or sending replies.

For decades, scientists have scanned the stars for even the faintest whisper of intelligent life. Now, with fresh government revelations about mysterious skies stirring up fresh excitement, a major ...

The question of what to do if we hear from someone out there has existed almost as long as the technology to listen for them. For decades, it lived mostly in the domain of science fiction writers and ...

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...