Institute has found that we may have missed transmissions from intelligent alien life for a very benign reason. SETI’s searches are focused only on very narrow signals, so the organization typically ...

Stellar activity and plasma turbulence could distort narrow radio signals before they leave their home planetary systems, potentially explaining part of the long silence in the search for ...

Turbulent plasma near distant stars could blur ultra-narrow signals before they leave their home star systems - making them ...

Scientists hunting for extraterrestrial life believe alien civilisations may indeed be attempting to contact Earth, but ...

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

For over six decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been tirelessly scanning the cosmos for signs of alien life. Despite its extensive efforts, the universe remains eerily ...

SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur s ...

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these ...

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

We might have missed signals from aliens because they are being disrupted by the conditions of space, scientists have warned. Messages being sent from distant planets could be disrupted by activity ...

According to a new study, any alien civilizations out there? Probably short-lived — and doomed to fail spectacularly. For ...