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'Powerful auroras' on alien planets may be sending strange radio signals toward Earth
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers say strange radio signals around old, inactive stars may be the shimmering auroras of four alien worlds.
Alien life could thrive on big 'Hycean' exoplanets
By Mike Wall published
The search for alien life should broaden its horizons a bit, a new study suggests.
Two planes report 'bright green UFO' swooping through the clouds over Canada
By Brandon Specktor published
Two aircrafts flying over Canada reported a "bright green UFO" that disappeared into the clouds on July 30.
Harvard-led team to search cosmos for extraterrestrial space tech and UFOs
By Mindy Weisberger published
A multi-institutional research team will seek evidence of technologies crafted by intelligent alien civilizations — living and extinct.
'Alien burp' may have been detected by NASA's Curiosity rover
By Ben Turner published
Methane tends to only be made by biological life, so scientists are wondering if the source is from alien microbes.
How to tell if extraterrestrial visitors are friend or foe
By Avi Loeb published
Aliens will most likely be robotic and guided by AI—so we'll need our own AI to figure them out.
Most Americans think intelligent aliens exist, and half think they have visited Earth
By Mindy Weisberger published
A new survey reveals that most Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life and do not feel threatened by the appearance of UFOs.
Long-anticipated 'UFO report' finally released. No, it's not aliens.
By Jeanna Bryner published
The Pentagon has released a highly anticipated "UFO report" that does not implicate aliens in 144 UFO sightings. Here's what the report shows.
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