Astronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the ...

Is there some evidence suggesting that humans are the Galaxy’s only intelligent species? Enrico Fermi thought so – and he was a pretty smart guy. Could he be right? In 1950, the famous physicist made ...

Photo by Bortzells Esselte, courtesy AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives. Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) left Italy in 1938 to receive the Nobel Prize for physics in Sweden. He never went back. He and his ...

Questa contraddizione è nota come paradosso di Fermi, ovvero il quesito proposto per la prima volta nel 1950 dal nostro premio Nobel Enrico Fermi. Bisogna però essere realisti: l’umanità ...

This contradiction is known as the Fermi Paradox, first proposed by physicist Enrico Fermi in 1950. Humanity has been around for just 200,000 years, and we've been listening for possible radio ...