The history of astronomical discovery shows that many of the most detectable phenomena, especially detection firsts, are not ...

The most consequential signal humanity ever detects from another civilization may not arrive as a calm introduction. It may ...

If advanced aliens lived on a planet within a few hundred to a thousand light years away from Earth, then vast numbers of their signals must already have crossed Earth without being noticed, a new ...

A mysterious radio signal has been traced to a galaxy far, far away. And, it's causing a stir among astronomers -- although nobody is sure what it is. Research published this week in the journal ...

If it were a phone call, we might call it a butt dial: A strong radio signal that set off questions about whether it emanated from an advanced alien race earlier this week is now believed to have come ...

Discover the mysterious ‘Wow!’ signal, a 1977 transmission that sparked decades of speculation about extraterrestrial life.

We may have been missing signals from intelligent aliens because of solar wind. Researchers from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute say this means we have been watching for ...

The mysterious “Wow!” signal from deep space, caused by a yet unknown astronomical event, was much stronger than previously thought, a new study suggests. “Wow!” is the name given to the enigmatic and ...