The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, yet a growing group of researchers warns that such a moment might arrive not ...

The FBI files revealed alleged messages from ‘outer space people’ containing chilling warnings for humanity. The documents were part of the Trump administration’s latest UFO disclosure release on ...

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has largely operated on the assumption ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more natural source. In a series of papers, astronomers have compared the "Wow!

SETI has new rules for verifying a possible alien signal. As artificial intelligence enters the search, another boundary deserves attention: finding unfamiliar information is not permission to turn it ...

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Here’s another example: the alien Message in Stanislaw Lem’s His Master’s Voice. It contains instructions for making a substance. When scientists make it, it looks quasi-biological, like protoplasm, ...

Roadside Picnic, by the Strugatsky brothers. At Paul Gilster’s recommendation, I read the Strugatsky brothers' novel Roadside Picnic. It definitely had terrific moments: the mysterious, bizarre Zone ...