Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

They had larger heads, larger eyes,” she said, describing one alien group. At the 24th annual Conscious Life Expo, which ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

For over six decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been tirelessly scanning the cosmos for signs ...

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

In Amiri’s calculations, Dyson spheres around white dwarfs tend to produce cooler, fainter thermal emission that peaks in the near- to mid-infrared, while M-dwarf cases can radiate more strongly but ...

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Will Tracy and producers Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' latest masterpiece.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Ryan Gosling plays a man stranded on a spaceship in the new film “Project Hail Mary,” opening in theaters on March 20. His character Ryland Grace wakes up from a coma alone in space, with ...

I'm In Love with Your Dead Grandmother is a dating sim that could work if the jokes were funny. They are not. Read our ...