Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure ...

Many experts believe that aliens exist in the universe, with the key elements needed to sustain life found on comets, ...

One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

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Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial ...

Scientists warn humanity that the first contact with an alien civilisation may be loud, chaotic and extreme, potentially ...

In her new book "First Contact," journalist Becky Ferreira explores the scientific search for alien life, our cultural obsessions with extraterrestrials and why the truth may be more human than we ...

Forget the grainy footage of 'flying saucers' or the campy sci-fi tropes of little green men from Mars; the search for ...

Researchers in China have conducted the most thorough search yet for alien radio signals in the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system, which may harbor potentially Earth-like planets. When you purchase through ...

The following is an excerpt from First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, by Becky Ferreira. When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns a ...