Blindsight (Watts Novel)

Blindsight is a 2006 hard science fiction novel by Peter Watts that follows a crew of astronauts investigating an extraterrestrial signal originating from a comet in the outer solar system, leading to first contact with an alien entity. The novel explores themes of consciousness, artificial intelligence, and identity while examining what it means to be aware and intelligent. It won the Seiun Award and was nominated for multiple major science fiction awards including the Hugo Award.