The latest hunt for alien signals in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has test-driven a new strategy that will allow astronomers to perform a more efficient, targeted search for technological ...

The hunt for intelligent life beyond Earth has quietly entered a more exacting phase, and one small, cool star has become a proving ground for how serious that search can be. TRAPPIST-1, a dim red ...

A press conference in Washington discusses supposed alien activity -- an increasingly common topic in the US capital - Copyright AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS A press ...

MIT astrobiologists have an ambitious new plan to expand the search for life -- but they could expand it too far. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

Space exploration is about to enter a new era later this year, as American space agency NASA is getting ready to launch perhaps its most ambitious alien-life-hunting mission ever. Centered around a ...

Some 25 million radio signals were detected, but all were eliminated by a clever computer code as terrestrial radio frequency interference. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...