A hoax 'alien invasion' alert in Brazil caused panic and amusement, revealing vulnerabilities in emergency systems.

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 ...

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

ALIEN contact could ultimately “end life on Earth” and we shouldn’t seek to communicate with them as it risks “endangering mankind”, according to experts. Their fears come after it was revealed NASA ...

A new report states intelligent aliens are most likely to use “quantum communication” to send news from thousands of light years away. Messages are transmitted via tiny sub-atomic particles — which ...

The concentrated effort to find evidence of alien life has so far failed to prove we are not alone in the universe. But scores of conspiracy theorists believe aliens are real and exist alongside ...

SCIENTISTS have shared some ways alien life could potentially contact Earth if they are truly out there. The quest for extraterrestrial life is easily one of the most fascinating facets of science – ...

As it turns out, national public referendums can be a bit divisive. Which is probably why respondents to a study by Oxford University said a public referendum on whether to talk with aliens in the ...