On January 2, 2019 at 9:26pm EST, China's Chang’E-4 probe did what no human or machine has ever done before, and landed on the far side of the Moon. According to a new study, the mission was a busy ...

Pulverised technology from collapsed alien civilisations may lie scattered across the solar system, including on the Moon, a new study suggests. The likelihood of advanced aliens living at the same ...

Astronomers may have been listening for alien civilizations in only a small slice of the radio spectrum while overlooking a largely unexplored range of higher frequencies. Using archived data from the ...

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence has traditionally focused on detecting radio signals or laser transmissions from distant civilisations. But a new study proposes a very different idea: ...

Some of the coldest objects currently listed as stars in the Milky Way may not be stars at all. A new study by astrophysicist Amirnezam Amiri from the University of Arkansas suggests that these ...

Astronomers searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence may have been missing alien signals in part of the radio spectrum that has not recently been explored.

Avi Loeb is best known for making questionable claims about evidence of alien technology. Avi Loeb is best known for making questionable claims about evidence of alien technology. is the Verge’s ...

Roadside Picnic, by the Strugatsky brothers. At Paul Gilster’s recommendation, I read the Strugatsky brothers' novel Roadside Picnic. It definitely had terrific moments: the mysterious, bizarre Zone ...

For decades, the idea of making contact with extraterrestrial life has fascinated scientists and the general public alike. While Hollywood often portrays alien encounters as inevitable, the reality is ...