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![A government employee photographed a UFO that hovered for 15 minutes near Holloman Air Development Center in New Mexico, on Dec.16, 1957.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9djqga9zFCiMF8QLu4saRK-320-80.jpg)
Watch live: Pentagon UFO sightings will finally be publicly aired at today's Congressional hearing
By Ben Turner published
The U.S. Congress is set to hold its first public hearing on UFOs since the 1960s on Tuesday (May 17). Here's what to expect.
![An artist's image of an alien starship as viewed from a planet's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tKqz7TXDpLzy9L3JEp3NMj-320-80.jpg)
Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists have a disturbing answer
By Ben Turner published
Aliens could be forced to give up cosmic expansion to avoid catastrophe.
![The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/va93pczhrYcSDo56nHueke-320-80.jpg)
Is it time to send another message to intelligent aliens? Some scientists think so.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists have crafted a new message for intelligent extraterrestrials
![The reported effects of UFO encounters include nightmares, perceptions of levitation, and "unaccounted for pregnancy."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkqZ9yVU3REaXum98Leoze-320-80.jpg)
UFOs left 'radiation burns' and 'unaccounted for pregnancies,' new Pentagon report claims
By Brandon Specktor published
1,500 pages of UFO related research has been declassified by the US government following a FOIA request by The Sun
![The circular structure seen in Google Earth images off the coast of Peru is raising cries of "UFO."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RfEUqMcnKztHG9nUgxbwXJ-320-80.jpg)
Odd circular shape beneath the ocean in Google Earth images is probably not aliens
By Stephanie Pappas published
A weird circular shape on Google Earth has ocean-floor UFO hunters crying "alien."
![The Milky Way galaxy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/75wh8Xv87J3TnNDby3CphU-320-80.jpg)
4th search for aliens near Milky Way's center comes up empty
By Stephanie Pappas published
A hunt for signs of extraterrestrial technology near the center of the Milky Way has found no evidence of alien civilization.
![An unidentified flying object captured on video by a U.S. Navy jet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9EgoPYn7fSW2EDkjL4uK5-320-80.jpg)
2022 could be a turning point in the study of UFOs
By Leonard David published
UAP will get more attention from both the scientific community and the federal government in 2022, according to experts.
![An artist's depiction of the planet XO-3b on an eccentric orbit around its star.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2TvawuBKbmrm7Ut9eDNqWU-320-80.png)
Scorching alien planet takes seasons to an extreme
By Meghan Bartels published
Scientists have gotten a close look at an extreme case of seasons, thanks to a retired NASA telescope.
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