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

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...

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

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

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

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From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.