SETI

Going Viral: Why Alien Signals Get Everyone Excited

So, that ‘strong’ signal from aliens everyone was so excited about this week? Turns out, it was probably something from…

8 years ago

Aliens? “Strong” Signal Detected From Sun-Like Star Being Verified By SETI

We’re not saying its aliens, but this could be the most enticing signal from space since the famous “Wow! Signal”…

8 years ago

Why Haven’t We Found Any Aliens Yet?

A growing list of scientists believe life on Earth only came about because of a lucky series of evolutionary accidents,…

8 years ago

Alien Minds Part III: The Octopus’s Garden and the Country of the Blind

If we do discover that there are aliens orbiting other planets, will we know how to communicate with them? What…

8 years ago

Alien Minds Part II: Do Aliens Think Big Brains are Sexy Too?

Can we assume that aliens will evolve intelligence over the eons, and will this lead to other technological civilizations? Will…

8 years ago

Finding Aliens May Be Even Easier Than Previously Thought

Thanks to breakthroughs like Breakthrough Starshot, it may be easier to find extra-terrestrial intelligence, by looking for signs of laser…

8 years ago

Alien Minds I: Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations Likely to Evolve?

Paul Patton begins a three-part series on the evolutionary biology of aliens. Will they follow the same direction as life…

8 years ago

Don’t Want Aliens Dropping By? Engage Laser Cloaking Device

Powerful arrays of lasers could hide our presence from the prying eyes of aliens.

8 years ago

Watch SETI-Seeking Radio Dishes Dance Across the Universe

Radio dishes always evoke wonder, as these giants search for invisible (to our eyes, anyway) radio signals from objects like…

8 years ago

Radio waves absent from the reputed megastructure-encompassed Kepler star?

Astronomers at the SETI institute (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) have reported their findings after monitoring the reputed megastructure-encompassed star KIC 8462852.  No…

8 years ago