The rock, Clinton said, “speaks to us across … billions of years and millions of miles. It speaks of the possibility of life. If this discovery is confirmed, it will surely be one of the most stunning insights into our universe that science has ever uncovered.”

Suppose there are signs of extraterrestrial life and we have not yet been able to detect them. What does that mean? In Nature Astronomy, researchers discuss the consequences of these so-called false-negative results.

Scientists have searched one of the only known visitors to us from another solar system for signs of alien technology – and found nothing.

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

The SETI Institute said Wednesday that extensive radio scans by its telescope in Northern California found no signs of otherworldly technology from our solar system’s latest interstellar visitor.

How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos," astrophysicist Emma Chapman describes the hidden corners of space that only radio waves can reveal — and makes the case for contacting aliens.

Explore how cutting edge telescopes, AI, and new detection methods are transforming the extraterrestrial life search and advancing scientific approaches to alien detection. Pixabay, WikiImages The modern extraterrestrial life search is being reshaped by ...

A moment early on in “Disclosure Day” will instinctively feel familiar to anyone who grew up with Steven Spielberg films. A TV weather report predicts hail. The camera pans downward, from television set to kitchen table.

The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear. The SETI Institute said Wednesday that extensive radio scans by its telescope in Northern California have found no signs of alien tech from our solar system's latest interstellar visitor.

Extraterrestrial life could betray itself not in the molecules themselves, but in their arrangement. A recent study shows that living systems leave distinctive statistical patterns in their