New research provides a physics based solution for why we aren't hearing potential messages from alien civilizations.

SETI researchers may have missed alien signals due to a cosmic phenomenon that distorts narrowband radio waves, new research says.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, humanity has scoured the cosmos for any signs that we aren't alone in the universe. But now, researchers at the SETI ...

Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

For decades, the idea of alien life has lived somewhere between science and science fiction. From Hollywood & Bollywood films to grainy UFO footag.