In 1961, Dr Frank Drake proposed a probabilistic, though highly speculative, equation to determine the number of intelligent ...

Astronomers may have been listening for alien civilizations in only a small slice of the radio spectrum while overlooking a largely unexplored range of higher frequencies. Using archived data from the ...

Most alien-signal searches listen to a narrow part of the radio spectrum, but astronomers are now testing higher frequencies that have barely been explored. A first search using archived ALMA ...

Astronomers searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence may have been missing alien signals in part of the radio spectrum that has not recently been explored.

Looking ahead: Existing radio surveys may contain signals that were never recognized as potential technosignatures. New ...

Most radio SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) projects concentrate on frequencies from 1.42 to 1.66 GHz.

The new mandate could force vulnerable applicants to produce documents they do not have before receiving urgently needed aid.

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 A giant planet spent more than a decade concealed inside one of astronomy’s most closely ...

Warmth can’t dissipate in the Mediterranean’s basin. Scientists have designated the Mediterranean as a climate change “hot ...

It’s the world’s most prestigious photography show, but Les Rencontres de la Photographie really flies thanks to the jaw-dropping work of eccentrics, amateurs and complete unknowns ...

Hundreds of invasive new species are flooding the sea thanks to warmer waters caused by climate change, killing fish that were there first. The sea is now an inviting new home for invasive species ...

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