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What happens if scientists find evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence? That question was at the center of a recent SETI Live discussion about newly updated post-detection protocols and how ...

Seemingly timed to coincide with the release of Steven Spielberg’s movie “Disclosure Day,” the International Academy of ...

Little Richard Seemingly timed to coincide with the release of Steven Spielberg’s movie “Disclosure Day,” the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has ratified updated protocols ...

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other ...

Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of extraterrestrials should be revealed.

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Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before ...

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

When ET phones, don't pick up. Scientists have outlined a set of protocols for responding to extraterrestrial contact, including a bizarre directive to refrain from answering cosmic correspondence.