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Proxima Centauri shoots out humongous flare, with big implications for alien life
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have detected the largest stellar flare ever recorded from Proxima Centauri. The finding changes what we know about stellar flares and the potential for alien life around red dwarfs.

We should study 'dead' alien worlds, and maybe (carefully) seed them with life
By Adam Mann published
Looking at the scientific information gleaned from lifeless worlds could help in the search for life, one astrobiologist says.

Legacy of shattered alien-seeking Arecibo telescope will live on for millions of years
By Mindy Weisberger published
Arecibo Observatory's collapse on Dec. 1, 2020 was a devastating blow for science, but its decades of observations will inform research for years to come.

To be declassified: UFO broke sound barrier with no sonic boom
By Stephanie Pappas published
Former Trump intelligence director John Ratcliffe told Fox News that more unexplained sightings of flying objects will soon be declassified.

What messages have we sent to aliens?
By Isobel Whitcomb published
The most important thing we've communicated? That we exist.

This strange lava-rich alien planet is making itself a new atmosphere
By Meghan Bartels published
Scientists think they've spied an alien world that lost its atmosphere — then conjured itself a new one.

Newfound super-Earth alien planet whips around its star every 0.67 days
By Mike Wall published
We keep getting reminders that the Milky Way's planetary diversity dwarfs what we see in our own solar system.

Spotting UFOs: Do-it-yourself sky surveillance comes online
By Leonard David published
If you are perplexed by reports of unidentified aerial phenomena and possible visitations of alien spacecraft, you can take action with do-it-yourself sky-monitoring gear.

Famous alien-hunting telescope collapsed in December. Now, investigators might know why.
By Meghan Bartels published
An ongoing investigation of the December collapse of the iconic radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico offers early evidence a manufacturing issue may have contributed to the failure.
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