SETI
Upcoming Missions Could Search for Ancient Alien Technology Within the Solar System
In a recent report, researchers with the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center recommend that we search for extraterrestrial intelligence here…
Alien Artifacts Could Be Hidden Across the Solar System. Here’s how we Could Search for Them.
Do aliens exist? Almost certainly. The universe is vast and ancient, and our corner of it is not particularly special.…
Legendary Astronomer Frank Drake has Passed Away
Legendary astronomer Frank Drake has passed away at the age of 92. Known primarily for his Drake Equation -- an…
Before we Develop Self-Replicating Machines to Explore the Universe, we Should Figure out how to Turn Them off Again
In a recent study, aerospace engineer Prof. Alex Ellery proposes a biologically-inspired method that could keep self-replicating robots from running…
Snooping on Alien Messages Passing Through the Solar System
Researchers at Penn State University have studied a new technique that could use a star’s ability to focus and magnify…
Chinese Astronomers Detect an Interesting (But NOT Alien) Signal With the FAST Radio Observatory
Unfortunately, China's 500-Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) did NOT detect possible alien signals, only radio interference from Earth.
Another few Weeks of Observations Could Tell us if the Wow! Signal Repeats
The famous Wow Signal might be a repeating radio burst, and astronomers might soon prove it.
There Could Be Four Hostile Civilizations in the Milky Way
In a series of papers, amateur astronomer and exoplanet researcher Alberto Caballero narrows down who could have sent the Wow!…
Humanity Will Need to Survive About 400,000 Years if We Want any Chance of Hearing From an Alien Civilization
If there are so many galaxies, stars, and planets, where are all the aliens, and why haven't we heard from…
When Will Humanity Become a Type I Civilization?
Can humanity become a Type I civilization without causing our own Great Filter?