Researchers from the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) may have figured out why we have not detected any alien ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

Could intelligent alien civilizations really exist somewhere beyond Earth? As advanced telescopes continue discovering new potentially habitable worlds every year, that possibility seems more ...

A former US intelligence officer said the government is hiding 'non-human' alien corpses and other evidence of extraterrestrial life, escalating a long-running fight over UFO secrecy.

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in the modern information age. Reading time 4 minutes The moment of first ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search for life beyond Earth. From explaining unusual features on Mars and ...

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been guided by one hopeful assumption: somewhere in the galaxy, another civilization may be trying to reach us. Radio telescopes have ...

Silicon Valley runs on hype cycles, and the AI boom is generating a new one—part gold rush, part ideology, and part quasi-religious devotion to building an alien intelligence. On this week’s “Galaxy ...