Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

Tiny delays in pulsar signals measured by SETI scientists could aid the search for gravitational waves and extraterrestrial ...

From cutting-edge helicopters on Mars to artificial intelligence scanning the stars, the SETI Institute continues to lead bold, innovative efforts in the search for life beyond Earth. Recent media ...

The search for intelligent life is looking in the wrong direction. There are billions of stars in our galaxy, some of them older than our sun and with Earth-like planets orbiting around them.

The hunt for intelligent life beyond Earth has quietly entered a more exacting phase, and one small, cool star has become a proving ground for how serious that search can be. TRAPPIST-1, a dim red ...

As the play begins, self-described bag lady Trudy is waiting on the corner of Walk/Don't Walk in New York City for an arranged meeting with the aliens she's befriended. The role made famous by Lily ...