Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the ...

New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder ...

For over six decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been tirelessly scanning the cosmos for signs ...

SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur s ...

Turbulent plasma near distant stars could blur ultra-narrow signals before they leave their home star systems - making them ...

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

How would we recognize a message from an alien civilization if we cannot understand its language? By combining information theory, Zipf’s Law, and studies of human and dolphin communication, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, humanity has scoured the cosmos for any signs that we aren't alone in the universe. But now, researchers at the SETI ...

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

Solar winds near aliens’ homes – and ours – might be blowing away signs of alien technosignatures by broadening signals The ...

Researchers who listen for signs of non-human life say signals ‘can slip below detection thresholds, even if it’s there’ ...