If Scientists Discover Aliens, They Have a Plan for ‘Disclosure Day’

How SETI Really Plans to Handle Telling Us About Aliens When Disclosure Day Comes, and How Close Steven Spielberg's New Movie Comes to Getting It Right

Spoilers follow for Disclosure Day.In the new Steven Spielberg movie, Disclosure Day, it’s probably not too much of a stretch to expect that there is some sort of disclosure. In fact, the closing act of the movie is all about how Kansas City meteorologist Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) and cybersecurity expert Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor) blow open a nearly century-old conspiracy by the US government to suppress the truth about the existence…

Why Real-Life Disclosure Day Will Look Nothing Like Steven Spielberg’s New Movie

Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth.

Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day gets one major thing wrong about the search for aliens

The new movie Disclosure Day is all about a big, alien secret. But SETI researchers behind the updated postdetection protocol say they aren’t in the business of secrets

"Disclosure Day" in Real Life? Scientists and Mental Health Advocates Update Rules for Alien Contact as "Disclosure" Debate Grows

For decades, the possibility of discovering extraterrestrial intelligence has captured the imagination of scientists, sci-fi enthusiasts, filmmakers, and the public alike. In line with such efforts, the IAA SETI Committee and the uNHIdden Foundation, two separate not-for-profit organizations, have recently released updated rules for evaluating and disclosing detections, and preparing for public preparedness in the event of potential disclosure o…

If scientists discover aliens, they have a plan for ‘disclosure day’

New guidelines aim to help scientists verify, communicate, and manage evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence