We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

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American space companies Interlune and Venturi Astrolab partnered to test a lunar excavator on the Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover.

The universe is a place of unimaginable beauty and wonder—shimmering galaxies that dance across the cosmic stage, nebulae ...

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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 ...

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

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

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

With Alien: Romulus out this week, we're resurfacing this op-ed which looks at how the film's director, Fede Álvarez, could be on the verge of getting the Alien franchise back on track. The Alien ...