Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, yet a growing group of researchers warns that such a moment might arrive not ...

If Earth’s astronomical observatories were to pick up a signal from outer space, it would require an all-hands-on-deck effort to untangle and decipher the extraterrestrial message. An art project from ...

1:33 Scientists investigating whether mysterious signal from a distant star could be alien life A group of Russian astronomers have detected a signal from a star system 94 light years away that has ...

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A RUSSIAN radio telescope sparked a frenzy earlier this week, with reports it had received a ‘signal’ from outer space. But alien hunters SETI now say it’s a case of mistaken identity. What was ...

We can all relax: there will be no Independence Day-like invasion of Earth. There was much excitement — and skepticism — when it was revealed earlier this week that a mysterious signal had originated ...

A Chinese radio telescope detected radio signals that researchers said could be technological traces of an alien civilization. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in ...

Scientists have finally discovered the mysterious origins of an 'alien' signal received from outer space. In 2022, a radio telescope detected a burst of energy coming from a galaxy about 200 million ...

Humans have been searching for signs of alien life for many years. From signals from space to potential sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the sky, mankind’s curiosity has sought to ...