The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...

Aliens might be transmitting communications signals to each other across exoplanets, some astronomers think. Since these signals are likely sent as narrowband radio waves, we may now have a way to ...

For decades, storytellers have been imagining what it might be like when humanity first makes contact with an alien intelligence. In 1998, author Ted Chiang delivered the novella “Story of Your Life,” ...

Humanity wants so desperately to be besties with aliens. If they’re out there (and it seems impossible that they’re not) then we just want to be invited to the intergalactic party, already. SYFY’s own ...

The message behind A Sign In Space, as found by Ken and Keli Chaffin. Credit: Ken and Keli Chaffin via A Sign In Space Last year, contemporary artist Daniela de Paulis partnered with the European ...

A simulated “alien” signal sent by a Nasa orbiter circling Mars has finally been cracked after months by a father-daughter duo, revealing the cosmic coded message. Nasa collaborated with SETI ...

The SETI Institute continues to push the boundaries of space exploration and our understanding of the universe. From deciphering alien messages to searching for extraterrestrial intelligence and ...

The SETI Institute continues to push the boundaries of space exploration and our understanding of the universe. From deciphering alien messages to searching for extraterrestrial intelligence and ...

Machine-learning algorithms being used to better understand the communication of dolphins could form the basis for understanding aliens — if we ever find them. When you purchase through links on our ...

A satellite has beamed 501 message from Earth in the hope of receiving a reply from intelligent alien life. The 'Message From Earth' competition asked users of social network site Bebo to submit their ...

If you sent 5.25" floppy disks back to medieval times, knights might decide that they make excellent sun visors. And our cat Posy thinks that a flash drive dangled from a lanyard is simply a great cat ...

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