So if we’re right, each former human is now essentially a radio transmitter and receiver. One plurb sends out a signal that ...

Astronomers recently carried out a radio scan of the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS as it passed near Earth. The object, which originated outside the solar system, has drawn attention since its ...

The Green Bank Telescope is a 2.3 acre, fully steerable radio dish that can spot faint signals from deep space, but it must operate inside a strict radio quiet zone to survive modern interference. Go ...

Radio telescopes have long scanned quiet patches of sky for a lone, artificial-sounding ping, but a growing body of research ...

As this interstellar object approached its closest point to Earth, a massive radio telescope attempted to sniff out a technosignature. Reading time 3 minutes From the moment astronomers discovered ...

On Dec. 19, 2025, 3I/ATLAS flew by Earth and did more than just give astronomers something to look at; it brought a piece of a far-off, alien world into our backyard. This cosmic vagabond moves at an ...

A federal judge on Monday said the U.S. government denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador in March after President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act. The ...

The region’s film festivals and series offer plenty of reasons to get out of the house and into the theater this season. WBUR ...

Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ...

Refath Bari, a Brown University physics master’s student, was on the first floor of the Barus & Holley science building, yards from the door to lecture room 166, when he heard a loud set of ...