When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ken and Keli Chaffin A father-daughter team has decoded a mock "alien" message after a year of trying. Now, citizen scientists are trying to ...

The unsettling logic behind a “last message” universe The idea that our first confirmed alien signal might be a civilization’s final broadcast is rooted less in pessimism than in probability. If technological societies are fragile, then the cosmos could be filled with worlds that flare into radio brightness for a short time before war, climate collapse, or runaway technology silences ...

A simulated “alien” signal sent by a Nasa orbiter circling Mars has finally been cracked after months by a father-daughter duo, revealing the cosmic coded message. Nasa collaborated with SETI Institute and media artist Daniela de Paulis on a project to ...

Over a year ago, we received a signal from Mars—an encoded message from Europe’s Martian orbiter, picked up by three observatories on Earth. The contents of this simulated alien message, crafted by an artist, remained a mystery for months. Recently ...

The message behind A Sign In Space, as found by Ken and Keli Chaffin. Credit: Ken and Keli Chaffin via A Sign In Space Last year, contemporary artist Daniela de Paulis partnered with the European Space Agency (ESA), SETI Institute, and Green Bank ...

The SETI Institute continues to push the boundaries of space exploration and our understanding of the universe. From deciphering alien messages to searching for extraterrestrial intelligence and developing cutting-edge technologies for planetary ...