A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: dottedhippo via Getty Images An advanced alien civilization may want to cruise around the ...

In a new study, scientists take on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) community — and determine that they may have a crisis of imagination. Speaking to Universe Today, Columbia ...

A mysterious cigar-shaped object spotted tumbling through our solar system last year may have been an alien spacecraft sent to investigate Earth, astronomers from Harvard University have suggested.

To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill. An ...