Breakthrough Listen will scan the the skies with the aid of the MeerKAT Telescope. They are targeting a million nearby stars.

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

True to its name, Swift is designed to pivot quickly to capture late-breaking astronomical events such as gamma ray bursts ...

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

A study suggests that stellar plasma may distort alien signals, complicating SETI's search for extraterrestrial life by ...

A telescope so powerful it could detect your phone from the Sun is coming to the Nevada desert. What it's hunting for will ...

Researchers studying the universe's "Pink Planet" have discovered an unexpected feature in its atmosphere: clouds made of salt. A team of astronomers led by Northwestern University used the James Webb ...

We're still in the definition phase of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), but it seems like every week a new research group comes out with a paper helping to shape what is becoming one of the ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its protocols for confirming and announcing the discovery of alien life. New guidelines address the modern challenges of social media, ...