Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does ...

Could the first confirmed signal from an extraterrestrial source be less a hello than a goodbye? Astrophysicist David Kipping argues as much, and his “Eschatian Hypothesis” reimagines the way ...

For centuries, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe. The question of ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

Scientists studying Jupiter’s moon Europa have zeroed in on a strange, spider-like feature etched into the moon’s icy shell, ...

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...

Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial civilisations. People around th.

As many as 200 worlds beyond our solar system discovered by astronomers may be larger than estimated, which could influence the search for extraterrestrial life. That's the theory of a team of ...

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The Deep Space Network (DSN) is just the sort of tool aliens could one-day detect, transmitting from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL What if the first signal ever detected from an alien lifeform wasn't a ...