The hunt for intelligent life beyond Earth has quietly entered a more exacting phase, and one small, cool star has become a proving ground for how serious that search can be. TRAPPIST-1, a dim red ...
The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence may not be a cheerful greeting. A growing group of researchers is arguing that our inaugural contact is more likely to be a distress call, the ...
Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...