The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

Red dwarfs make up the vast majority of stars in the galaxy. Such ubiquity means they host the majority of rocky exoplanets ...

Ever since physicist Freeman Dyson first proposed the concept in 1960, the "Dyson sphere" has been the holy grail of ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal.

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That observation, attributed to American physicist Richard Feynman, captures a tension many people feel when ...