It usually starts with a whisper before it turns into a trade. So first came the hearings - grainy cockpit footage, military ...

A recent SETI Institute study suggests that space weather could blur and weaken extraterrestrial radio signals long before ...

Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

Aliens may have been trying to contact humans for years, suggests new research. But stellar “space weather” could mean radio signals from friendly extraterrestrial intelligence get lost in space, say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The SETI Institute's Allen ...

"If a signal gets broadened by its own star's environment, it can slip below our detection thresholds, even if it's there." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

If you've been following exoplanet research over the last couple of years, you've definitely heard of K2-18b. Located 124 light years away in the constellation Leo, it's attracted a lot of attention ...

Chinese scientists' claims that their "Sky Eye" telescope could have picked up signals from intelligent aliens have been met with skepticism by an American colleague. Winter storm warning for 11 ...