For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been defined more by silence than discovery, but that balance ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that ...

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The first few years of the 2020s have seen the debate over whether humanity is alone in the universe evolve from a far-fetched distraction to a pressing bipartisan issue. An increasing amount of ...

The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...

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Hunting for alien civilizations isn't a matter of just waiting around for them to show up; it's the business of combing through enormous volumes of data to look for peculiar signals. When you purchase ...

It’s one of the most popular themes in science fiction—top secret government experts are ready to spring into action if a UFO appears. For example, in the novella-based 2016 film Arrival, the ...