If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...

The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major ...

Scientists now believe alien signals may have already reached Earth, and the reason we keep missing them has nothing to do ...

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

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...

Astronomers warn humanity’s first alien detection may shock and surprise. Signals may not be friendly greetings but extreme and unmistakable. New research suggests initial contact could come from ...

More than 1,000 scientists have quietly updated the world's post‑detection protocols for alien contact, doubling down on the ...