MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The science world has something new to talk about tonight, after reports of a radio blip from galactic space. It might be a ping, that some believe might be a message from ...

In this excerpt from his new book, John Gertz argues it’s time to ditch SETI’s old dogmas and rethink how we prepare for ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. One of the pulse signals was detected in the light of a star called HD 89389, which is located in ...

SETI's chief astronomer, Seth Shostak, is confident that we are on the verge of discovering alien life. With over two decades of searching the cosmos, he bets that by 2036, humanity will receive a ...

Today, the House Science Committee held a hearing on "Astrobiology and the Search for Life in the Universe," discussing the steps we've taken to search for life in outer space. Unfortunately, we're ...

Researchers at SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) might be looking for the wrong thing, says one of SETI's astronomers in The Guardian. They're looking for aliens that are like us.

On Wednesday October 15, 2025 at 7:00 pm, come to the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center (555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton) to ...

SETI's Seth Shostak took this picture of an Allen telescope using a four-minute exposure. Notice the Milky Way in the sky, Jupiter above the scope and the shadow of Shostak's legs below the telescope.

It’s one of the most popular themes in science fiction—top secret government experts are ready to spring into action if a UFO appears. For example, in the novella-based 2016 film Arrival, the ...

Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- An unexplained blip picked up by a Russian telescope last year has the science world buzzing, as some think it could be a signal from a distant civilization sent nearly a ...