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![An artist's depiction of a hot Jupiter orbiting its star.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NZDjFnAhUazCzEmHkyuDRS-320-80.jpg)
This doomed alien planet has a year that lasts just 16 hours — and it's getting faster
By Meghan Bartels published
Astronomers spotted a new gas giant with the shortest known orbit. The world takes just 16 hours to circle its star — but someday, the dance may come to an abrupt end.
![A UFO hovers over a forest](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sNkJ7DGqZ3LmsjojKWjmsL-320-80.jpeg)
How would we give aliens directions to Earth?
By Joanna Thompson published
Giving aliens directions to Earth might be tricky, but scientists have some ideas for how to do it.
![The 'doughnut UFO' spotted over Switzerland appeared the same night as SpaceX's Endeavor capsule reentry.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qtaffN3r5dnJC4bY2Sdjk7-320-80.jpeg)
'Doughnut UFO' over Switzerland defies explanation
By Brandon Specktor published
A photographer in Zurich, Switzerland, spotted the glowing object while four SpaceX astronauts returned to Earth thousands of miles away.
![The SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array (ATA) searches our galaxy for radio signals from potential intelligent alien life.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ct5rtGMgjDxf7vBjqdj4fW-320-80.jpg)
Why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological
By Martin Rees published
Lord Martin Rees argues that if humans do find intelligent alien life, it will be artificial not biological.
![An artist's impression of Proxima b, a potentially habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star system to Earth's sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vkNVxY3nNxCShBASnfcbta-320-80.jpeg)
Sorry folks: 'Alien' signal from Proxima Centauri was likely just a broken computer on Earth
By Brandon Specktor published
An unusual signal from the direction of Proxima Centauri previously thought to be possible alien technology was actually just broken Earth technology, a new study suggests.
![Four false-color images showing the southern aurora on Saturn. Scientists may have detected four brand-new planets, thanks to the glow of their auroras.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wh2RwH2Pg6tgGavi9xPYFR-320-80.jpeg)
'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.
![Artist's illustration of the view from the seas of a potentially habitable "Hycean" exoplanet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jnJLsmP8cwbcX9QTkzBPiB-320-80.jpeg)
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 aircraft pilots reported seeing a bright green UFO over Canada in July 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WQzNeAmHr35omfMtHFQv4j-320-80.jpg)
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.
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