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We have no good reason to believe that aliens have ever contacted Earth.

We have joined a game which has been going on before our arrival, and the strategy that everyone has learned is to hide.

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Alamy / GettyWith new probes, telescopes, and radio antennae, scientists are intensifying their search for alien civilizations. But it’s possible human civilization isn’t ready to meet extraterrestrials.There’s no global plan (at least, that the public knows of). No consensus among spacefaring countries on how we should follow up on first contact with an alien civilization. No treaty compelling Earth governments to behave properly towa...

One critic calls it "arrogant vandalism," but advocates say it might be a necessary form of self-preservation.

An alien, an astrophysicist, a philosopher and a lawyer walk into a bar. The bartender asks, “What are you having?”

Scientists in the US have debated whether or not the discovery of alien life could spark a devastating war on Earth, with nations battling for access to communicate with extra-terrestrials.

Science fiction is the realm where people traditionally wrestle with the idea of contact with an ETI (Extraterrestrial Intelligence).