New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent ...

New conspiracy theories suggest the CIA may have accessed DNA databases like 23andMe to search for alien-human hybrids.

Could intelligent alien civilizations really exist somewhere beyond Earth? As advanced telescopes continue discovering new potentially habitable worlds every year, that possibility seems more ...

An alien invasion involving advanced artificial intelligence could unleash a global financial meltdown, geopolitical turmoil and rioting on the streets, a leading astrophysicist has warned in a fresh ...

Silicon Valley runs on hype cycles, and the AI boom is generating a new one—part gold rush, part ideology, and part quasi-religious devotion to building an alien intelligence. On this week’s “Galaxy ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search for life beyond Earth. From explaining unusual features on Mars and ...

Long before Artemis II captured our attention by taking humans farther from Earth than ever before, humans have been fascinated by the possibility of exploring other worlds, finding life on other ...