“Hollywood has preconditioned us to expect one of two types of alien contact, either a hostile invasion force or a benevolent ...

There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive ...

The first signals from extraterrestrial civilisations, according to David Kipping's Eschatian Hypothesis, are likely to be ...

Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

Scientists warn humanity that the first contact with an alien civilisation may be loud, chaotic and extreme, potentially ...