If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...

Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of ...

The curious minds at What If have explored the discovery of a planet that could potentially host alien life.

As the Pentagon releases UFO-related files, the narrative of "Disclosure Day" mirrors real-life discussions on the ...

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

With that, exobiologists avoided one of the things they fear the most: the false positive—seeing the existence of life where ...

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

Even as the Trump administration continues to declassify government files on UFO sightings, the official position of the ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has just voted to accept a major overhaul of the scientific code of conduct for ...

The object, called 3I/ATLAS, is only the third interstellar visitor ever detected passing through our Solar System.