E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur s ...

What: SETI Institute Artists-in-Residence present Exoplanetary Poetry, an art-science collaboration that trains artificial intelligence on exoplanet atmospheric chemi ...

Steven Spielberg discussed his new film 'Disclosure Day,' a Western he has in development and the existence of alien life in ...

The screenwriter talks about adapting Andy Weir's novel for the screen, and the challenge of writing dialogue for smart characters.

One of the longest-standing techniques in humanity’s search for life beyond Earth may be causing scientists to miss alien ...

Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

Deeply hopeful, spectacularly produced, and equally adept at laughter and tears, "Project Hail Mary" is the best new movie to ...

SETI researchers may have missed alien signals due to a cosmic phenomenon that distorts narrowband radio waves, new research says.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, humanity has scoured the cosmos for any signs that we aren't alone in the universe. But now, researchers at the SETI ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

The company is named for the term in orbital mechanics that defines an object’s location in its orbit at any one particular time. It has attracted some $400 million in investment, including funding ...