Dyson sphere stability — once considered an impossible physics problem — may be within reach. A peer-reviewed paper in ...

Astrobiologists warn that NASA's current instruments may miss subtle signs of alien life, risking 'false negatives' in the ...

Thomas Mulligan explains the significant societal impact of discovering extraterrestrial life and details NASA's rigorous ...

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A new analysis of NASA's Deep Space Network finds Earth's strongest radio beams align with planetary line‑ups, boosting the chance alien civilisations could detect us and suggesting where and when we ...

Scientists may have discovered how extraterrestrial civilizations could actually detect and find Earth.

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Soviet Duga radar system, designed to detect missile launches from geopolitical rivals, disrupted global communication ...

Astrobiologists are raising concerns that humanity’s search for alien life may be limited by the very tools designed to find it.

Earlier this month, Ebola touched the Commonwealth of Kentucky, if only indirectly. Dr. Peter Stafford, who completed his ...

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new ...