Extraterrestrial life news, features and articles
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Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguiseA controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".
By Harry Baker Published
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Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for itDiscover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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'Strange' star pulses detected in search for extraterrestrial intelligenceA retired researcher has detected an unusual pulse in the light of nearby stars while looking for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. Aliens are one possible explanation for the strange signal, but as with every other unexplained space phenomenon, it's probably not aliens.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b.A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Here’s the truth about what the James Webb Space Telescope saw.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Dyson spheres could really exist — but there's a catchIs it possible to build a Dyson sphere that isn't catastrophically unstable? New research says yes, but only in one type of star system.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?
By Sara Hashemi Published
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Extraterrestrials quiz: Are you an alien expert, or has your brain been abducted?Quiz Try this aliens quiz and see how much you know about our interstellar neighbors — if there are any.
By Alexander McNamara Published
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'Perhaps it's only a matter of time': Intelligent life may be much more likely than first thought, new model suggestsFor decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory suggests it may have instead arrived just in time.
By Ben Turner Published
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The existence of intelligent aliens is 'highly likely' — and they could await in our own galaxyAccording to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, there’s life out there somewhere.
By Maikel Rheinstadter Published
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