Humans are still searching for signs of intelligent alien life on other planets – but how would we react towards it if we ever did make contact? According to many of our cultural touchstones, there’s ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having ...

“I hope that the first signs we have of life are when aliens come knocking on our doorstep and they’re friendly, but I have to be realistic,” said one of the scientists in First Contact: An Alien ...

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 ...