Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent ...

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence may not be a cheerful greeting. A growing group of researchers is arguing that our inaugural contact is more likely to be a distress call, the ...

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

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...

If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...

If it were a phone call, we might call it a butt dial: A strong radio signal that set off questions about whether it emanated from an advanced alien race earlier this week is now believed to have come ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its guidelines, requiring verification and UN consultation before ...

Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals beamed from other intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy. In the story, these ...

Signal Station is a tense, tactile sci-fi thriller where you are the operator of a remote listening station who intercepts the first confirmed alien signal. 1984. Remote listening station. An ...