Extraterrestrial life news, features and articles
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Alien life may evolve from radically different elements than human life didRadioactive metals and even certain gases may be capable of the kinds of reactions needed to spur life, new research suggests.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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Scientists created AI that could detect alien life — and they're not entirely sure how it worksThe new machine-learning algorithm can distinguish between biological and nonbiological samples with 90% accuracy. Exactly how is a mystery.
By Ben Turner Published
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No aliens in NASA's debut UFO report — but big questions remainIn the agency's first public report on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), NASA experts admit "we don't know what these UAP are."
By Brett Tingley Published
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission almost bit the dust — then Queen guitarist Brian May stepped inThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will soon return to Earth. What's on board could reveal the extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth.
By Ben Turner Published
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US government is hiding evidence of 'non-human intelligence', UFO whistleblower tells CongressDuring a congressional hearing on Wednesday (July 26), military witnesses claimed that evidence of non-human technology is being hidden from the public.
By Brett Tingley Published
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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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