The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...
It may take less than 1,000 years for an advanced alien civilization to destroy its own planet with climate change, even if it relies solely on renewable energy, a new model suggests. When ...
“Hollywood has preconditioned us to expect one of two types of alien contact, either a hostile invasion force or a benevolent ...
Could the first confirmed signal from an extraterrestrial source be less a hello than a goodbye? Astrophysicist David Kipping ...
Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.
In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".
A new study published in the journal Astrophysical has outlined a novel method that could be used to detect advanced alien civilizations remotely. The premise is to look for signs of nuclear fusion on ...
We've all grown up dreaming of aliens landing on the Earth or laser beaming across the sky; well, either way, it's sci-fi and ...
There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive ...
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The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...