Alien first contact: how the new rules differ from science fiction

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

Scientists search for signs of alien life on a visitor from another solar system

Scientists have searched one of the only known visitors to us from another solar system for signs of alien technology – and ...

Scientists probe cosmic visitor from deep space, come up empty in search for alien life

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

SETI finds no evidence of alien tech on 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet

The SETI Institute is the latest to confirm what scientists have long suspected: the interstellar 3I/ATLAS comet is not an ...

Searching for Aliens Is More Like Archaeology

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been guided by one hopeful assumption: somewhere in the galaxy, ...

Our latest interstellar visitor has no signs of alien technology, scientists say

There were no 'technosignatures' from comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known object from a faraway star The group leading the charge ...

‘UFO Files’—Here Are The Most Popular Alien Theories, Explained

The Pentagon has released another batch of ‘UFO Files’ with footage of unknown objects in the sky—here are the most common alien theories, explained. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn ...