There’s a Chilling Reason Why We Haven’t Made Contact With Aliens Yet, Scientists Say

The Fermi paradox asks why we haven’t found aliens yet. Scientists say the answer may lie in timing, technology, and the vast ...

Scientists Just Changed the Rules for First Contact With Aliens

Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before announcing alien discoveries or sending replies.

Readers reply: If an alien asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars ...
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It became too easy to shout ‘aliens’, so SETI changed its rules

For the first time in more than 15 years, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Search for Extraterrestrial ...

Alien first contact: how the new rules differ from science fiction

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 ...

What happens if we discover extraterrestrials? Scientists have a plan

Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of extraterrestrials should be revealed.

Alien Discovery: Scientists Update First Contact Plan to Prevent Global Panic

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 ...