The Fermi Paradox ponders an endlessly fascinating question: If so many worlds exist in the universe, why haven’t we detected any sign of extraterrestrial life? A possible reason, called the ...

In 1950, famed astrophysicist Enrico Fermi posed a profound question during a casual lunch with colleagues: Where is everybody? In other words, if there’s an extremely high probability that advanced ...

A cosmologist suggests we should look for exploration, along with energy signatures, to try and find aliens. Dyson spheres of some kind may be built to harvest energy from dark matter in black holes.

Advanced alien civilizations may communicate via a series of flashing lights, similar to how fireflies do, a new paper hints. This would potentially make extraterrestrials much harder to spot if we ...

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Technosignatures are theoretical signs of technologically advanced alien civilizations, but so far, none of those civilizations have phoned home. Researchers from the Search for ExtraTerrestrial ...

After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced extraterrestrial life, a team of scientists using observations from NASA's WISE orbiting observatory has found no evidence of advanced ...

Assuming our solar system’s newest interstellar object isn’t an alien mothership sent here to menace us, humankind still hasn’t spotted any signs of extraterrestrial life, let alone intelligence — ...

The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...

Complex, intelligent life in the galaxy appears vanishingly rare, with the nearest possible civilization perhaps 33,000 light-years distant. Yet despite the odds, scientists insist that continuing the ...