Scientists Have a Plan for the Day We Discover Alien Life. Here's What's In It ...

Astronomers have identified 45 Earth-like worlds that could be among the most promising places to search for biosignatures—chemical signs of life in distant atmospheres. Inspired by the idea of a real ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search for life beyond Earth. From explaining unusual features on Mars and ...

Astronomers seeking signs of alien life may have been listening to the wrong spectrums, a new study found. The majority of ...

Astronomers may have already scanned millions of more stars than they thought, a realization that might lead to new ways to hunt for extraterrestrial radio signals.

They did not find any; but as PhD researcher Louisa Mason told IFLScience, "My work at the moment is less about looking if aliens are sending messages and more about thinking about how we use these ...

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has a data scale problem. There are just too many places to look for an interstellar signal, and even if you're looking in the right place you could ...

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 ...

The recent, widely covered signal that's allegedly got SETI hot and bothered is almost certainly not aliens. But that doesn't mean it's not cool. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

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SETI's search for extraterrestrial signals reached 21 times more stars than any prior published survey had claimed, according to University of Manchester research presented at NAM2026 — while a ...

Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence has so far primarily meant focusing on one particular type of signal—and that ...