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NASA concludes first-ever public UFO briefing. What did we learn?
By Brett Tingley published
The government is investigating hundreds of military UFO reports, but only a small fraction are truly "anomalous."

Earth may have debris from alien star systems trapped in its orbit, new research suggests
By Robert Lea published
A new study questions if our planet could capture rocky and icy visitors from outside the solar system — and how scientists could spot them.

James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
By Isobel Whitcomb published
The James Webb Space Telescope caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a 'huge plume' of watery vapor far into space — and that plume may contain chemical ingredients for life.

'Leaking' cell phone towers could lead aliens straight to Earth, new study suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
Advanced alien civilizations could probably already tell that there's intelligent life on Earth, thanks to our cell phone towers.

Are aliens real?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Are aliens real? While there is no current evidence for extraterrestrial life anywhere in the universe, scientists are still optimistic.

Aliens could be hiding in 'terminator zones' on planets with eternal night
By Briley Lewis published
Alien life could thrive in terminator zones, the edges between the light and dark sides of planets that are tidally locked with their host stars.

Alien mothership lurking in our solar system could be watching us with tiny probes, Pentagon official suggests
By Hannah Osborne published
A draft paper by a Harvard scientist and the head of the Pentagon’s UFO office has raised the idea an alien mothership could be in the solar system, sending out tiny probes dubbed "dandelion seeds" to explore the planets within.

'Unstable' moons may be obliterating alien life across the universe
By Briley Lewis published
Simulations show that collisions between moons and planets may be a regular danger for possible extraterrestrial life.
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