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This Life-Supporting Component Enabled One of Humanity’s Earliest Innovations. Now It May Be the Key to Finding Intelligent Extraterrestrials.

MJ Banias and Christopher Plain·January 3, 2024

New research could redefine our search for intelligent extraterrestrials by focusing on the role of oxygen in the development of technology.

Aliens: A Scientist’s Search for ET

Micah Hanks·November 8, 2023

This week we are joined by astrophysicist Adam Frank, an expert on star formation and author of the new book "The Little Book of Aliens."

Hunt For Alien Technology Finishes Scan of 1.6 Million Star Systems “Flagged as Interesting Targets”

Christopher Plain·October 25, 2023

A team of Irish physicists have scanned 1.6 million star systems that could be promising targets in the search for alien technology.

Would You Press a Button on an Extraterrestrial Gadget?

Avi Loeb·May 11, 2023

If you were to recover an extraterrestrial gadget, would you press its buttons?

These Are the Top 5 Places and Times Humanity is Likely to Discover Extraterrestrial Life

Christopher Plain·January 24, 2023

Here are the Top Five places humanity is most likely to find signs of extraterrestrial life and when those discoveries could take place.

In the Hunt for Technosignatures, Researchers Now Say to Add Searches For Urban Lights on Alien Worlds

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 9, 2022

In the search for intelligent alien life, a research team now suggests looking for technosignatures that include urban lights on distant worlds.

Evidence of Non-Terrestrial Objects Surveilling Earth Could Be Revealed in New Research Effort

Micah Hanks·June 27, 2022

Evidence of non-terrestrial objects of intelligent origin could turn up in a place many wouldn't expect: images of the sky that predate the dawn of the Space Race.

COSMIC SETI is Going Large in the Search for Technosignatures

Christopher Plain·April 11, 2022

After decades of scanning the heavens for technosignatures, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is about to go large.

The Fly Who Saw the Birth of The Galileo Project on Avi Loeb’s Porch

After the publication of my book “Extraterrestrial,” a few extraordinary guests visited the porch of my home with questions about it. A hypothetical fly on the wall might have wished for more.

Avi Loeb·December 2, 2021

"I wish I was a fly on the wall of your porch over the past few months." Avi Loeb discusses the rise of the Galileo Project, and his search for life in the cosmos.

AI-Scientists May Usher in A Bright Future in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Scientific progress may accelerate when artificial intelligence (AI) will explore data autonomously, without the blinders imposed by human prejudice.

Avi Loeb·November 24, 2021

Refusal to admit anomalies as evidence that our knowledge base may have missed something important stems from our ego. AI won't make the same mistakes.

The Top 5 Places In Our Solar System Astrobiologists Say Aliens Would Be Hiding Their Technology

Sarah London·September 27, 2021

A top 5 list of where scientists think I can find my hot alien boyfriend, or where alien technosignatures may be hiding in our solar system.

Our Solar System’s “Oort Cloud” Is Home to Countless Interstellar Visitors, Says New Research

MJ Banias·August 31, 2021

A new study says there are more interstellar objects in the Oort Cloud than previously thought, and they like wandering into our solar system.

The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis: In the Debate Over UAP Origins, Scientists Wrestle With Possibilities… and Biases

As UFO interest reaches unprecedented heights, a favored theory about their origin presents new challenges for scientists.

Micah Hanks·August 30, 2021

As UFO interest reaches unprecedented heights, renewed favor for the "extraterrestrial hypothesis" reveals a new challenge for scientists.

New “Hycean” Exoplanets Could Be Hiding Alien Life, New Study Says

Water water everywhere...and aliens too?

Christopher Plain·August 26, 2021

A research team has identified a "Hycean" exoplanet class that they believe makes excellent targets for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Our Cosmic Neighbors: Is There Alien Technology in Our Solar System?

Scientists Have Been Searching for Signs of Alien Technology in Our Solar System for A Decade

Christopher Plain·July 26, 2021

Scientists have been hunting for ET in our solar system for a decade, and new efforts may prove aliens are hanging out in our cosmic backyard.

Alien Artifacts on Earth and in Our Solar System is Possible, NASA Reports

Tim McMillan·April 21, 2021

A 2018 report published by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows the lengths America’s premier...

Technosignatures, Telescopes, and Life on Mars

Micah Hanks·April 15, 2021

This week we look at the latest with NASA's ongoing studies of Mars, the search for alien life, and technosignatures on nearby planets.

New Clues Emerge in the Hunt for Answers to Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts

Micah Hanks·March 29, 2021

Scientists may be closing in on the mystery of fast radio bursts, with the help of new time estimates obtained by a team of researchers.

Technosignatures of Intelligent Aliens Could Be “Lurking” Nearby, Study Says

A group of researchers propose searching for "unusual signatures or phenomena" on the Moon, and even around Earth.

Micah Hanks·March 25, 2021

A new study proposes searching for unusual technosignatures or phenomena on the Moon, and even around Earth.

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This Life-Supporting Component Enabled One of Humanity’s Earliest Innovations. Now It May Be the Key to Finding Intelligent Extraterrestrials.

Aliens: A Scientist’s Search for ET

Hunt For Alien Technology Finishes Scan of 1.6 Million Star Systems “Flagged as Interesting Targets”

Would You Press a Button on an Extraterrestrial Gadget?

These Are the Top 5 Places and Times Humanity is Likely to Discover Extraterrestrial Life

In the Hunt for Technosignatures, Researchers Now Say to Add Searches For Urban Lights on Alien Worlds

Evidence of Non-Terrestrial Objects Surveilling Earth Could Be Revealed in New Research Effort

COSMIC SETI is Going Large in the Search for Technosignatures

The Fly Who Saw the Birth of The Galileo Project on Avi Loeb’s Porch

After the publication of my book “Extraterrestrial,” a few extraordinary guests visited the porch of my home with questions about it. A hypothetical fly on the wall might have wished for more.

After the publication of my book “Extraterrestrial,” a few extraordinary guests visited the porch of my home with questions about it. A hypothetical fly on the wall might have wished for more.

AI-Scientists May Usher in A Bright Future in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Scientific progress may accelerate when artificial intelligence (AI) will explore data autonomously, without the blinders imposed by human prejudice.

Scientific progress may accelerate when artificial intelligence (AI) will explore data autonomously, without the blinders imposed by human prejudice.

The Top 5 Places In Our Solar System Astrobiologists Say Aliens Would Be Hiding Their Technology

Our Solar System’s “Oort Cloud” Is Home to Countless Interstellar Visitors, Says New Research

The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis: In the Debate Over UAP Origins, Scientists Wrestle With Possibilities… and Biases

As UFO interest reaches unprecedented heights, a favored theory about their origin presents new challenges for scientists.

As UFO interest reaches unprecedented heights, a favored theory about their origin presents new challenges for scientists.

New “Hycean” Exoplanets Could Be Hiding Alien Life, New Study Says

Water water everywhere...and aliens too?

Water water everywhere...and aliens too?

Our Cosmic Neighbors: Is There Alien Technology in Our Solar System?

Scientists Have Been Searching for Signs of Alien Technology in Our Solar System for A Decade

Scientists Have Been Searching for Signs of Alien Technology in Our Solar System for A Decade

Alien Artifacts on Earth and in Our Solar System is Possible, NASA Reports

Technosignatures, Telescopes, and Life on Mars

New Clues Emerge in the Hunt for Answers to Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts

Technosignatures of Intelligent Aliens Could Be “Lurking” Nearby, Study Says

A group of researchers propose searching for "unusual signatures or phenomena" on the Moon, and even around Earth.

A group of researchers propose searching for "unusual signatures or phenomena" on the Moon, and even around Earth.

Aliens May Pollute and That Will Help Us Find Them

The Wow! Signal: Did We Receive an Alien Message in 1977?

Meet The Scientists Hunting for Alien Technology Through ‘Technosignatures’

The Modern Space Race

Broken AARO: The Mellon Report, UAP, and Area 51

The Curious Case of the Vanishing Meteorites in Antarctica

Leaked Document Reveals Russia’s Latest Efforts to Weaken the West

The Sol Foundation Conference: A Great Success and a Greater Issue to Face

The Pentagon’s New UAP Report is Seriously Flawed

The Vanishing Star Enigma and the 1952 Washington D.C. UFO Wave

Salvatore Pais’s Mysterious ‘UFO patents’: What Do They Really Mean?