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Evidence of alien life may exist in the fractures of icy moons around Jupiter and Saturn
By Robert Lea published
Researchers searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life are investigating the geological faults of Saturn’s largest icy moon, Titan, and Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede.
Search for intelligent aliens explores new radio-frequency realms
By Keith Cooper published
Over 1.6 million star systems have been scanned by Europe's LOFAR system so far, but E.T. hasn't been caught phoning home yet.
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence gets a new home at Oxford
By Keith Cooper published
The Breakthrough Listen initiative has moved its headquarters to the U.K. to take advantage of the reams of data set to come from the Square Kilometer Array.
In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence?
By Keith Cooper published
Superintelligences might reveal themselves through the technosignatures of their cosmic engineering projects.
Could AI communicate with aliens better than we could?
By Keith Cooper published
Any potential alien messages could be too complicated for humans to understand, but AI trained to detect complex structure in communication could help decipher them for us.
Unidentified anomalous phenomena: Hot spots and the quest for better UFO data
By Leonard David published
For many anxious to throw light on unidentified anomalous phenomena, it's all about reliable, truth-revealing, and scientifically rigorous data collection.
Could AI find alien life faster than humans, and would it tell us?
By Keith Cooper published
AI is the way forward in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from detecting radio signals to finding technosignatures on planets.
Microphones in space: Why scientists want to listen in on alien worlds
By Leonard David published
Based on the valuable scientific contributions microphones have made aboard the Perseverance Mars rover, it's time to turn up the volume on microphones for extra-planetary exploration.
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