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

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars ...

Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor race around the Midwest trying to expose UFOs in a hectic adventure that lacks intelligent life ...

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

Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its guidelines, requiring verification and UN consultation before ...

A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the ...

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

More than 1,000 scientists have quietly updated the world's post‑detection protocols for alien contact, doubling down on the ...

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The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major ...

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