E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

Your phone buzzes with a breaking news alert: "Astronomers detect unusual signal from distant star system." Within hours, social media explodes with alien conspiracy theories, deepfake "evidence," and ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

Ranging from peaceful visits to devastating wars, humanity's first encounters with extraterrestrial life is one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neil deGrasse Tyson, left, and an illustration of a flying saucer. "The real transition for me was the high-ranking officials who ...

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