The search for extraterrestrial intelligence may face an unexpected obstacle due to the influence of mother stars that ...

Valley’s role | Compete respectfully | Stunted potential. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for June 17, 2026.

A new SETI study suggests we may be overlooking alien signals not because they aren't there, but because their own stars are scrambling them before they escape into space. Turbulent plasma and ...

Could it be that humans are to blame for aliens staying away from Planet Earth? The International Academy of Astronautics has ...

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a ...

A mysterious object speeding across the universe might look like a UFO, but the real story is even more fascinating.

Lorenzo Rojas-Martinez was allegedly operating the unmanned drone on June 12 in restricted airspace near Centennial Olympic Park during the 2026 FIFA Fan Festival in Atlanta while standing in a nearby ...

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other ...

On Thursday, UK-based games developer Modiphius uncloaked the vanguard of an alien invasion for XCOM: The Miniatures Game. An ...