SETI

Human's evolved through a series of highly unlikely events—so finding another intelligence like us would be like winning the lottery many times over.

Astronomer says he is "not paying much attention to what happens in Area 51."

Do you care about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? Let these researchers know.

Breakthrough Listen is a program designed to search for evidence of alien life by scouring the the skies for distant radio signals.

Study examines the Fermi Paradox—that aliens should exist, but we have not found them.

Six decades after NASA was founded, intelligent life other than our own remains elusive.

A bill proposes spending $10 million a year.

Laguna Caliente in Costa Rica is one of the harshest environments on Earth for life.

Are we looking for aliens in the wrong way?

It's likely a bird or a plane, but we're not ruling out Superman either.

"I think that in this century we are going to be finding life beyond Earth," said Jill Tarter, a scientist at the SETI Institute research center in California.

The same heavy elements that boost our economy could boost theirs.

Radio waves are fast, but not fast enough to reach us before a civilization goes extinct.

We may finally have the tools we need to discover intelligent life on other planets—if only we'd stop making so much noise.

There could be thousands of rocks from distant solar systems just killing time in our neighborhood.

"We cannot discount the possibility that it really is a spacecraft."

The object looks suspiciously like a space probe design humans are already considering sending to other solar systems.

Douglas Vakoch of METI announced messages were sent to the GJ273 system over three days in October.

The "magical wavelengths" would appear to us as red, purple, or yellow light.

Shostak bets everyone a "cup of coffee" that alien life will be found in next few decades at Worlds Fair Nano NY event.

Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has clear protocols for what should happen if and when we are contacted by extraterrestrial lifeforms.

Life on one planet could easily spread to another, according to the numbers.

Researchers searching for extraterrestrial intelligence are talking about a signal observed by a telescope in Russia.

New calculations based on NASA data find that humans are probably not alone in the universe.

Acclaimed physicist set to announce a "new space exploration initiative" on Tuesday.