If you could have a conversation with an alien, what would you say? Well, that's exactly what scientists have been looking into! They've come up with a special message to send into space which they ...

Humans are one step closer to communicating with aliens. The SETI Institute, a non-profit dedicated to understanding life in space, simulated an extraterrestrial signal that was beamed from a Mars ...

Scientists have revealed how humans could make contact with aliens in outer space - and even stop an intergalactic war if successful. Academics have compiled the most comprehensive 'science of ...

After 3I/ATLAS appeared to be nothing more than just a comet whirling through our solar system, one physicist is becoming ...

A simulated “alien” signal sent by a Nasa orbiter circling Mars has finally been cracked after months by a father-daughter duo, revealing the cosmic coded message. Nasa collaborated with SETI ...

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 ...

ADVANCED aliens could be using light from stars to try and communicate with us or each other, according to new research. A quantum physicist has proposed that a smart extraterrestrial civilisation may ...

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