"Our work supports both the scientific quest to answer the question 'Are we alone?' and practical efforts to manage the ...

That’s why I’ve left aside the question of what message to send to the aliens. The content of any beacon signal would have to be a matter of intense international deliberations.

The hunt for aliens isn’t as sensational or speculative as you might think. In fact, astronomers are constantly inventing practical ways to search for intelligent life in our universe.

An MIT researcher claims a laser space beacon detectable up to 20,000 light years away is feasible -- essentially acting as a porch light for extraterrestrial life. James Clark's study posits that ...

The “Beacon in the Galaxy” contains images of humans, our position in the Milky Way galaxy and an invitation to begin a cosmic conversation.