For decades, science fiction writers have tried their best to prepare us for eventual contact with aliens. Their efforts are ...

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...

Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

That’s the question at the center of Pop Mech ’s new story, “ Aliens Probably Exist—But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason, ...

The Fermi Paradox ponders an endlessly fascinating question: If so many worlds exist in the universe, why haven’t we detected any sign of extraterrestrial life? A possible reason, called the ...

Hunting for alien civilizations isn't a matter of just waiting around for them to show up; it's the business of combing through enormous volumes of data to look for peculiar signals. When you purchase ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

What is the most realistic way we'll detect an alien civilization? If the history of science and astronomy is any guide, ...

After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced extraterrestrial life, a team of scientists using observations from NASA's WISE orbiting observatory has found no evidence of advanced ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. Nov 17, 2025, 05:21am EST Nov 28, 2025, 12:25am EST A team ...