How should we handle alien detection in a world of AI, deepfakes and social media? This committee is writing the rulebook

As Steven Spielberg’s alien conspiracy thriller “Disclosure Day” heads to theaters, Space.com talks to the astronomer who has led efforts to make sure any real alien detection will not be kept a secret.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for ‘technosignatures’ comes up empty

Scientists failed to find radio signals emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, further bolstering its status as a natural object, not one made by aliens.

The UFO files: What did we learn from the Pentagon’s 1st big release?

On May 8, the Pentagon released its first tranche of “UFO files.” Space.com reached out to experts to make sense of this highly anticipated data drop.

These Apollo ‘UFO’ images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?

Much of the UFO imagery that the Pentagon released last week was new, but we’ve known for decades about the odd things that the Apollo astronauts saw on and around the moon.

Scientists propose new way to find aliens — and we may already have a spacecraft that can help

Scientists say amino acids produced by life are distributed differently and more diversely than amino acids produced by non-living chemical reactions, thereby providing a truer signature of life.

Pentagon unveils trove of declassfied ‘UFO’ videos. How to see them all, from ‘a football-shaped body’ to ‘a misshapen and uneven ball of white light’

The Pentagon released a new tranche of UFO files on Friday (May 8). Among the documents are nearly 30 videos, which feature a range of intriguing objects.

Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we’re here

Earth is dotted with many humongous, human-made structures. To an alien eye, they may be tell-tale signs of intelligent goings-on, betraying our existence and hinting at our capabilities.

Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news?

How would people react if an alien civilization actually made contact with us? Space.com talked to experts, who shared a variety of opinions about a possible real-life “disclosure day.”

Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don’t want to talk to us

A civilization capable of interstellar travel may also be one that has moved beyond conquest, excess and ecological self-destruction — and it therefore may not want to talk to us.

No sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless ‘rogue’ planets

Exomoons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid water for billions of years, offering potential habitats for life deep in interstellar space.