Hollywood makes initiating alien contact seem much easier than it has proven to be. In E.T. the Extraterrestrial, E.T. got ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

The question of what to do if we hear from someone out there has existed almost as long as the technology to listen for them. For decades, it lived mostly in the domain of science fiction writers and ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien intelligence, stressing verification and transparency in an age of deepfakes and ...

A UK based study suggests that people reporting alien contact often share distinct psychological traits, including higher ...