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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The International Academy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Technosignatures are theoretical signs of technologically advanced alien civilizations, but so far, none of those civilizations ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

In the endless search for technosignatures—signs from some technologically advanced intelligent alien civilization—we've done everything from monitoring radio arrays to hypothesizing about whether ...

More than 1,000 scientists have quietly updated the world's post‑detection protocols for alien contact, doubling down on the rule that 'no reply should be sent' without global agreement.

For most people, the idea of alien contact has been shaped less by astronomy than by cinema. Films have taught us to expect intention: visitors who arrive either with open hands, as in E.T., or with ...