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'It's getting closer and closer for sure.' How SETI is expanding its search for alien intelligence (exclusive)
By Leonard David published
Space.com caught up with Bill Diamond, President and CEO of the SETI Institute for an exclusive, mind-stretching close-encounter discussion regarding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Machine learning could help track down alien technology. Here's how
By Monisha Ravisetti published
A machine learning-based search for TESS data anomalies could lead us to proof of alien life.

Will we ever be able to communicate with aliens?
By Leonard David published
Scientists are investigating the possible forms that alien languages might take — and whether we might be able to understand them.

SETI scientists begin huge new hunt for intelligent aliens
By Keith Cooper published
The search for alien technosignatures has dramatically expanded, thanks to a new experiment called COSMIC.

1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
By Jeff Spry published
Scientists beamed out a deep-space travel ad to potential aliens in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, urging them to visit Lexington, Kentucky.

Is humanity prepared for contact with intelligent aliens?
By Leonard David published
A new study calls for humanity to prepare for an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence and examines the social consequences of such contact.

SETI's 1st 'conversation' with a humpback whale offers insight on how to talk to E.T.
By Samantha Mathewson published
Humpback whale "conversations" provide valuable insight on how humans may one day communicate with life beyond Earth.

SETI is searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies
By Owen Johnson published
Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to answer in science.
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