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 ...

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's ...

The search for alien intelligence is entering a new phase as scientists expand beyond traditional radio signal searches and ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien intelligence, stressing verification and transparency in an age of deepfakes and ...

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

The SETI Institute is the latest to confirm what scientists have long suspected: the interstellar 3I/ATLAS comet is not an ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson calls on the government to just show the alien, saying Americans are ready for disclosure after years of hearings and UAP files.

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

Explaining why the film didn't go into more detail about precisely what the message was, or the nature of the reactions in the aftermath of disclosure day, he added: "In the begin ...

Since the 1960s, scientists working with SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have been monitoring the universe for artificial radio signals. The idea is simple. If another civilization ...

Earlier this year, former President Obama made waves in an interview when he said that he believed aliens were real, though he hadn't seen any evidence of them during his time in office. President ...

Scientists have outlined a set of protocols for responding to extraterrestrial contact, including a bizarre directive to ...