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 ...

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

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

And if aliens made of different stuff potentially possess consciousness, then why not minds made of silicon, metal, and ...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a global phenomenon that spawned many knockoffs, with films like Purple People Eater, Badi, ...

Humanity has already sent five spacecraft on trajectories that will eventually carry them beyond the Solar System, demonstrating that technologically advanced civilisations can launch interstellar ...

Our search for technosignatures—clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth—takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological ...

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

Space: Above and Beyond proved sci-fi TV could rival Star Wars with realistic space warfare, ambitious storytelling, and bold ...

Are there no alien signals to find... or do we need to update how we search for them? We’ve been looking for messages from the stars ever since Frank Drake pointed the Green Bank radio telescope at ...

Fans, players and coaches have voiced their indignation at the way the game is massively altered by the four-quarter structure ...