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 ...

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 ...

Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi blockbuster is a non-stop thrill ride, but did it convince you that we are not alone?

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its guidelines, requiring verification and UN consultation before announcing or responding to potential alien signals, to prevent misinformation ...

A ranked list of the 10 best summer movies of the past decade, from sun-soaked coming-of-age stories and breezy romances that ...

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

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The cast of ‘Independence Day’ were already established stars when the film arrived in 1996, but the sci-fi blockbuster took them to new levels of global fame and became one of the decade’s defining ...

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What happens if scientists find evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence? That question was at the center of a recent SETI Live discussion about newly updated post-detection protocols and how ...