Avi Loeb, a cosmologist who studied black holes and served as head of Harvard’s astronomy department until 2020, has been ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

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SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology ...

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 ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

Institute have identified a physical mechanism that could finally explain the galaxy's radio silence, suggesting that ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

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