Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before announcing alien discoveries or sending replies.

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its guidelines, requiring verification and UN consultation before announcing or responding to potential alien signals, to prevent misinformation ...

The future of humanity is space! Or at least, the future of humanity as a tasty snack for the biohorrors roaming the universe is space. On Earth humans are a big fish in a small pond, and even a ...

“Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of extraterrestrials should be revealed.

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...