New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

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

On January 19, 2024, a tiny, spherical rover called SORA-Q arrived on the Moon and unfurled itself into two halves to deploy ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars ...

Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before ...

More than 1,000 scientists have quietly updated the world's post‑detection protocols for alien contact, doubling down on the ...

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the ...

The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major ...

Astronomer Jon Willis warns that alien signals could be passing Earth unnoticed because humans are searching on the wrong ...

When ET phones, don’t pick up. Scientists have outlined a set of protocols for responding to extraterrestrial contact, ...

For decades, scientists have scanned the stars for even the faintest whisper of intelligent life. Now, with fresh government ...