SETI's 1977 "Wow!" signal from deep space was even stronger than originally thought, but its source remains a complete mystery.

Estimating the chance of getting a message from life beyond Earth, say within the next decade, isn’t easy. Even the best experts are reluctant to offer precise odds. “Anybody who gave you a figure ...

For researchers seeking answers to the question of whether we are alone in the universe, one event nearly half a century ago lingers even today — the so-called "Wow! Signal" detected back in 1977.

From the world's oldest known human fingerprint to genetic discoveries made using 2.2 million-year-old tooth enamel, this week's science news has taught us a lot about our ancient ancestors. But we've ...

In a surprising twist to our understanding of comets, mysterious radio signals have been detected emanating from comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. These signals, recorded at frequencies between 40 and ...

The search for extraterrestrial life, a long-standing pursuit dating back to antiquity, has shifted from focusing solely on direct observation to incorporating methods like spectroscopic analysis of ...

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Gabriela Radulescu has received funding from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as a Guggenheim Postdoctoral Fellow (2024-2025), from the American Institute of Physics for a Grant-in-Aid, ...

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Astronomers have been scanning the skies for alien radio signals for decades, but so far they’ve heard nary a peep (with one possible exception). But according to a recent study, that could be because ...

Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of the early universe. While studying the distant galaxy cluster known as ...