If aliens really do exist, why haven't they already tried to contact us? The idea of intelligent extraterrestrial life has long gripped scientists and the public alike, with a multitude of theories ...

It was 40 years ago that two Japanese astronomers, Masaki Morimoto and Hisashi Hirabayashi, sent a radio signal towards a star called Altair, 16.7 light years away. Using a Stanford University ...

Pentagon officials have warned that an alien mothership in our solar system could be sending probes to Earth. A recent report published by the US intelligence hub noted how “parent craft” could send ...

What would happen if aliens contacted us? It’s a longstanding question that now has at least a partial answer, after a transmission designed to mimic correspondence from an extraterrestrial ...

Aliens are yet to contact Earth because there's no sign of intelligence on our planet, a new study has claimed. Author Amri Wandel believes extra-terrestrials aren't getting the signals you would ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Pentagon officials have warned an alien mothership could release probes to Earth. A document by defence staff last week revealed extraterrestrial life could be visiting our solar system and conducting ...

Nasa is planning to send a cryptic human message to one of Jupiter's icy moons, Europa, as it believes the moon is an ideal place for "alien life". Last year it announced its Message in a Bottle ...

A paranormal investigator claims he was sent a chilling warning about an approaching 'alien mothership' during a live investigation. Charlie Harker said his electronic device called a portal box ...

A WRITER who says his ambition is to bring poetry to unusual places has crossed the final frontier. A verse by Fredrik Lloyd, of Roundhill, Brighton, was sent up with the Cassini-Huygens space mission ...