Extraterrestrial life news, features and articles
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First contact with aliens could easily end in genocide, scholars warnSETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?
By David Delgado Shorter Published
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'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claimA prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Aliens might be using a nearby supernova to get our attention, new study suggestsSN 2023ixf is the closest supernova to Earth in more than a decade — and the perfect excuse for intelligent aliens to get our attention, new SETI research suggests.
By Briley Lewis Published
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Scientists discovered a crucial element for life gushing out of Saturn's icy ocean moonAstronomers have confirmed the presence of phosphates — a crucial ingredient for life — in a plume of icy water gushing out of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
By Briley Lewis Published
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Repeated signals from the center of the Milky Way could be aliens saying hello, new study claimsA new search for extraterrestrial life has scientists looking inward — toward the center of our galaxy.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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NASA concludes first-ever public UFO briefing. What did we learn?The government is investigating hundreds of military UFO reports, but only a small fraction are truly "anomalous."
By Brett Tingley Published
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Earth may have debris from alien star systems trapped in its orbit, new research suggestsA new study questions if our planet could capture rocky and icy visitors from outside the solar system — and how scientists could spot them.
By Robert Lea Published
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James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into spaceThe 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.
By Isobel Whitcomb Published
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'Leaking' cell phone towers could lead aliens straight to Earth, new study suggestsAdvanced alien civilizations could probably already tell that there's intelligent life on Earth, thanks to our cell phone towers.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
