The trip had all the makings of a boring car ride—until the couple saw mysterious lights approaching from the sky.

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

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

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

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

Astronomers who detect a credible signal from aliens after 2026 will be barred from announcing it publicly or sending any ...