The hunt for intelligent life beyond Earth has quietly entered a more exacting phase, and one small, cool star has become a proving ground for how serious that search can be. TRAPPIST-1, a dim red ...

The latest hunt for alien signals in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has test-driven a new strategy that will allow astronomers to perform a more efficient, targeted search for technological ...

Astronomers hunting alien signals say turbulent stellar plasma around distant worlds may be scrambling extraterrestrial ...

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

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about 40 light years away that hosts seven Earth-sized rocky planets, with at least three orbiting in the habitable zone where liquid water could potentially ...

Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida witnessed another pivotal moment in the history of space exploration on Monday, October 14, when a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched what is ...

MIT astrobiologists have an ambitious new plan to expand the search for life -- but they could expand it too far. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

In this excerpt from his new book, John Gertz argues it’s time to ditch SETI’s old dogmas and rethink how we prepare for first contact. Reading time 6 minutes Editor’s note: The following is an ...

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists Alien hunters have released fresh guidelines on how to handle potential signals from ...

A press conference in Washington discusses supposed alien activity — an increasingly common topic in the US capital – Copyright AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Is ...