“Hollywood has preconditioned us to expect one of two types of alien contact, either a hostile invasion force or a benevolent ...

There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive ...

Scientists warn humanity that the first contact with an alien civilisation may be loud, chaotic and extreme, potentially ...

Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

Columbia University professor David Kipping predicts humanity's first alien encounter will be with a rare, "loud" ...