On April 11, 1960, astronomers began the first scientific experiment that would search for extraterrestrial life. Known as ...

Humans have wondered for centuries whether we are alone in the universe — and a new study suggests that if alien ...

Discover the mysterious ‘Wow!’ signal, a 1977 transmission that sparked decades of speculation about extraterrestrial life.

People have been looking up at the Milky Way for thousands of years, marveling at its vastness. It was only a matter of time before they began to wonder if life similar to ours could exist on the ...

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...

Democrat leaders in Virginia’s most populous county are taking heat over an ongoing “epidemic" of violence by illegal ...

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence may not be a cheerful greeting. A growing group of researchers is arguing that our inaugural contact is more likely to be a distress call, the ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search ...

Artemis II has broken the 55-year human distance record and gone dark behind the Moon - after astronauts described the far ...

A stunning recovery brings long-lost 1960s Doctor Who back to life — and it’s every bit as thrilling, strange and essential ...

Tracy Kidder, a journalist and author known for his immersive nonfiction narratives, died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

We rank the misfits and visionaries who played the right music at the entirely wrong time, from psych-prodigies to punks ...