New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder to detect.

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

For over six decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been tirelessly scanning the cosmos for signs of alien life. Despite its extensive efforts, the universe remains eerily ...

Scientists hunting for extraterrestrial life believe alien civilisations may indeed be attempting to contact Earth, but ...

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...

An intriguing religious issue is raised by an odd space-age colloquy in mid-February between Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Out of the blue, political podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen asked Obama, “Are ...

One day, probably far off in the very distant future, if astronomers are correct in their assumptions about the vastness of space, Earth will be visited by intelligent beings from another planet.

One of science’s greatest honours is to have something named after you. For example, geographer Alexander von Humboldt is remembered by a penguin, a Californian county, a mountain range and so much ...