Machine learning is quietly rewriting the rules of the cosmic hunt for company. Instead of waiting to recognize familiar ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even government conspiracies and secret programs. But according to University of ...

Astronomers have been scanning the skies for alien radio signals for decades, but so far they’ve heard nary a peep (with one possible exception). But according to a recent study, that could be because ...

The president of the SETI Institute, Bill Diamond, said there’s no credible evidence of alien technology. He also claims that the idea the government is keeping alien technology a secret holds no ...

Humans should look to planetary alignments outside of the solar system when searching for signatures of extraterrestrial communications, scientists say. The nascent search for radio transmissions from ...

Scientists are pouring their resources into searching for signs of life on other planets—but how might extraterrestrial life find us? An experiment spearheaded by the SETI Institute studies how alien ...

Brad Niesluchowski used to be the network systems administrator at Higley Unified School District. Until he got fired for searching for aliens using the SETI program, in which he’s the #1 contributor.