The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence may not be a cheerful greeting. A growing group of researchers is arguing that our inaugural contact is more likely to be a distress call, the ...
For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp question: if alien signals have already reached Earth without us noticing, what ...
Below is my ham radio. I have a permit for it, and you're allowed to use it. Adjust the bands and the dials to see if you can make contact with an alien! There are eight alien signals hidden within ...
For more than half a century, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been built ...
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 ...
Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals beamed from other intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy. In the story, these ...