aliens

With JWST and other telescopes, we now have the tools to tell the difference between an intelligent visitor and an interstellar 'dark comet' like 'Oumuamua. Let's not get fooled.

Scientists are investigating the possible forms that alien languages might take — and whether we might be able to understand them.

Scientists beamed out a deep-space travel ad to potential aliens in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, urging them to visit Lexington, Kentucky.

A new study calls for humanity to prepare for an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence and examines the social consequences of such contact.

Humpback whale "conversations" provide valuable insight on how humans may one day communicate with life beyond Earth.

Last summer, Harvard professor Avi Loeb claimed tiny pellets of iron came from beyond our solar system. But new analyses suggest that they likely originated much closer to home.

Space.com spoke with author Laura Krantz about her new book "Is There Anybody Out There?" that takes a scientific look at the search for life and even UFOs.

Lawmakers in Mexico heard testimony this week about the presence of alien life on Earth that included two "corpses of extraterrestrials." NASA's UAP study team isn't so sure.

A meandering plot, terrible graphics, and unremarkable aliens are the undoing of this indie space horror game.

Astronomers have now deduced what alien scientists might see when they gaze at the Milky Way from afar. Our home galaxy is unusual but not unique, at least when it comes to chemistry.