For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a discovery that turns out not to be real. Researchers have built entire ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

"Project Hail Mary" really pushes the limit when it comes to non-humanoid aliens. But researchers posit that real aliens ...

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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 ...

(CNN) They may not be "Star Trek"-type extraterrestrials, but we may be close to finding evidence of alien life, a NASA scientist says."I think we're going to have strong indications of life beyond ...

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

You'll certainly be surprised to hear scientists response to claims made by Steven Spielberg about aliens being real. While ...

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

Scientists say bad space weather may be one reason alien tech signals have not reached our telescopes in a usable form, after ...

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day has audiences buzzing about good alien conspiracy films. We've got 5 great recommendations.