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.

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

Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of ...

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 ...

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

Alien Contact Will Challenge Every Belief System Posted By Steven Pomeroy On Date March 25, 2026 Alien contact will challenge every belief system on Earth | Sara Seager Big Think Watch on ...

Disclosure Day,” a new extraterrestrial tale from Steven Spielberg starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth and Colman Domingo, is winning over Rotten Tomatoes critics in a big way.

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...