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Discover the glitch in the universe with All About Space magazine
By Scott Dutfield published
All About Space magazine issue 137 explores glitches in the universe and how the laws of physics may have been reversed. Take at look at the latest issue here.

Scientists are working on an official 'alien contact protocol' for when ET phones Earth
By Isobel Whitcomb last updated
We're unprepared for when E.T. reaches out to us. A team of experts is determined to change that.

Most UFOs are 'Chinese surveillance' drones and 'airborne clutter,' Pentagon officials reveal
By Brandon Specktor published
The U.S. government has officially started to explain some of the most infamous UFO encounters of the last decade, with China and weather balloons as top offenders.

To search for alien life, astronomers will look for clues in the atmospheres of distant planets — and the James Webb Space Telescope just proved it's possible to do so
By Chris Impey, Daniel Apai published
Scientists who study exoplanets explain how the James Webb Space Telescope will study exoplanet atmospheres.

How big a deal is NASA's new UFO study?
By Leonard David published
Space.com reached out to UFO groups and leading experts in the field to get their thoughts on NASA's new endeavor.

Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST…
By Danny C Price published
We should be intrigued, but not too excited (yet). Any interesting signal has to go through a lot of tests to check whether it truly carries the signature of extraterrestrial technology.

Did China just detect signals from an alien civilization?
By Leonard David published
The internet is abuzz with rumors that China may have picked up signals from an alien civilization. But the pings are probably just Earthly interference, experts say.

The aliens are all hanging out on Dyson spheres circling white dwarfs, physicist argues
By Paul Sutter published
If aliens exist, they do exist, they might be hanging out on Dyson spheres circling the husks of sunlike stars called white dwarfs.
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