Scientists worked out how long past messages would take to arrive at different stars, and how long it would take a response to arrive. A group of scientists sent a radio signal into space and have ...

When we think of extraterrestrial intelligence that might be out there among the stars, we tend to think of creatures not too ...

To date, the search for alien intelligence, collectively known as SETI, has focused on more human-esque types of searches. These include radio signals, laser pulses or even physical megastructures ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? How could ...

Advanced alien civilizations may communicate via a series of flashing lights, similar to how fireflies do, a new paper hints. This would potentially make extraterrestrials much harder to spot if we ...

ADVANCED alien civilisations might be talking to each other across the vast reaches of space using a “firefly” technique. That’s according to scientists who reckon spotting aliens might be far easier ...

We might not be looking in the right places, scientists warn ADVANCED alien civilisations might be talking to each other across the vast reaches of space using a “firefly” technique. That’s according ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Advanced aliens could be chatting with each other using light flashes in plain ...

Science fiction has provided a galaxy’s worth of depictions of aliens, from cuddly animal-like creatures such as Baby Yoda to sagacious humanoids like Mr. Spock. What’s lacking, though, are ...

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