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 ...

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 ...

A NASA‑linked study argues that alien probes could already be in our Solar System, but our surveys are still too crude to rule them out. From misidentified rocket boosters to blurry moon maps, it ...

Research indicates airport radar systems may unintentionally broadcast Earth's presence to aliens up to 200 lightyears away, ...

ON AN August evening in 1995 there was a worldwide broadcast of an 18 minute, grainy black and white film that caused a sensation. According to the report it had been kept secret by the US ...

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden ...

But man, I also can’t believe there were only five votes for it — Roberts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the three liberals.

The United States government’s recent release of hundreds of previously classified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) cases spanning the 1940s to the present, along with the new Steven Spielberg ...

James Webb uncovered exotic salt clouds surrounding the famous "Pink Planet," solving a long-standing mystery about one of ...

New global rule: Astronomers must not publicly announce or respond to alien signals until verified and cleared through UN channels. Why the change: Protocols now address risks from social media, AI ...

Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in ...

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