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A new preprint from David Kipping, assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia University, has suggested that our first contact with aliens will likely be atypical, and particularly bleak. Since at ...

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Source: JWST/NASA Given the immense age of the universe and staggering number of potential habitats, it is possible, if not probable, that the universe is teeming with intelligent lifeforms. First ...

The following is an excerpt from First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, by Becky Ferreira. When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns a ...

A dying world could be the loudest thing in the universe – at least when viewed through the lens of an astronomer’s telescope.’ This disturbing truth encapsulates the essence of the Eschatian ...

In her new book "First Contact," journalist Becky Ferreira explores the scientific search for alien life, our cultural obsessions with extraterrestrials and why the truth may be more human than we ...

Comedian Jamie Lissow discusses potential alien first contact joking that Democrats are eager to welcome extraterrestrials as a way to bolster their voter rolls ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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