A compact electrical sensing technique may give future space missions a new way to search for evidence of life by identifying ...

What new methods can be developed to help detect signs of life beyond Earth, also called biosignatures? This is what a recent ...

The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major update in 16 years, though the all-important "no reply" rule remains in place.

Technosignatures are theoretical signs of technologically advanced alien civilizations, but so far, none of those civilizations have phoned home. Researchers from the Search for ExtraTerrestrial ...

SETI is entering an AI-assisted era in which more kinds of technosignatures can be found faster. The safeguard is not a single higher threshold, but a public evidence ladder that separates anomaly, ...

A new study published in the journal Astrophysical has outlined a novel method that could be used to detect advanced alien civilizations remotely. The premise is to look for signs of nuclear fusion on ...

Just imagine it, the news stories are all over your phone when you wake! The day will surely come that we will discover that we are not alone in the universe! What happens the day after though? A new ...

The discovery could help astronomers determine whether an outer world is suitable for life.

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