Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

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Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

A published report says a U.S. fighter pilot whose aircraft was downed in Iran earlier this year shared a startling account ...

A study suggests that stellar plasma may distort alien signals, complicating SETI's search for extraterrestrial life by ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

Bored humans invented a cat IQ test, but it backfired and gave 90% of us pure anxiety instead! While our genius kitties aced it without a care in the world, it turns out we’re just too obsessed with ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is calling on the government to just "show the alien," arguing that after years of whistleblower hearings and Pentagon file dumps, the American public is ready to ...

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Oliva recommended six books in which the presence of aliens prompts readers to think more ...