An international study lead by Université de Montréal astronomer Björn Benneke has detected water vapour on the planet K2-18b; this represents a major discovery in the search of al... Read more
SCIPP physicist David Williams will help lead effort using four 12-meter telescopes to search for nanosecond flashes of light from extraterrestrial civilizations The Breakthrough L... Read more
An EPFL scientist has developed a novel approach that boosts the chances of finding extraterrestrial intelligence in our galaxy. His method uses probability theory to calculate the... Read more
SF State astronomer Stephen Kane searches for signs of life in one of the extrasolar systems closest to Earth Is there anybody out there? The question of whether Earthlings are alo... Read more
Researchers have invented a range of instruments from giant telescopes to rovers to search for life in outer space, but so far, these efforts have yielded no definitive evidence th... Read more
Scientists have developed a new optical chip for a telescope that enables astronomers to have a clear view of alien planets that may support life. Seeing a planet outside the solar... Read more
Photonics advances allow us to be seen across the universe, with major implications for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, says UC Santa Barbara physicist Philip Lubin L... Read more
Two astronomers at Columbia University in New York suggest humanity could use lasers to conceal the Earth from searches by advanced extraterrestrial civilisations. Professor David... Read more
Life on other planets would likely be brief and become extinct very quickly, say astrobiologists from ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. In research aiming to understand how li... Read more
A bold new programme financed by a Silicon Valley tycoon will revitalise the hunt for alien civilisations IN 1959 a young astronomer called Frank Drake was working at the Green Ban... Read more
Making our presence known might be dangerous Researchers involved in the search for extra-terrestrial life are considering what the message from Earth should be. The call has been... Read more
