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 ...

Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they're all the more fascinating because they can feel like predictions of a possible future. Real scientists all over the world are ...

The curious minds at What If sit down with Andrew Siemion to discuss whether we have already made first contact with aliens.

A man claiming to be a 'time traveller' from 2045 has sparked fresh debate online after asserting that alien contact in 2028 ...

Quiz: Do you know your aliens? TENTACLED monsters, pale skinny humanoids, shimmery beings of pure energy… When it comes to the question of what alien life forms might look like, we are free to let our ...

Scientists have quietly rewritten the global rulebook for what happens if alien intelligence is ever detected, updating long‑standing 'first contact' plans in 2026 to prevent panic and confusion in an ...