The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before announcing alien discoveries or sending replies.

The question of what to do if we hear from someone out there has existed almost as long as the technology to listen for them. For decades, it lived mostly in the domain of science fiction writers and ...

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

Could intelligent alien civilizations really exist somewhere beyond Earth? As advanced telescopes continue discovering new potentially habitable worlds every year, that possibility seems more ...

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