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Why haven't aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we're not that interesting yet
By Paul Sutter published
At a powerful radio telescope, the hunt for signals from intelligent extraterrestrial life is on
By Robert Lea published
As part of the Breakthrough Listen project, the MeerKAT radio telescope will search a million nearby stars for signals from technology that could indicate intelligent extraterrestrial life.
UFOs 101: Hype, uproar, disinformation and mystery: 'Here we are again.'
By Leonard David published
UFOs are making headlines again, but lost in the hype and ruckus is the question of when this all started and how we got to this point.
Ancient underground water could unlock secrets of alien life
By Tereza Pultarova published
In the depths of an Alpine mountain range, a researcher is searching for life that might look just like that on other planets.
What's that smell? Broccoli emits gas that could signal presence of alien life
By Elizabeth Rayne published
Broccoli, algae and many other plants and microbes on Earth purge toxins by morphing them into gases that might be present in exoplanet atmospheres, signaling life.
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.
There aren't actually UFOs over Ukraine, experts say
By Brandon Specktor last updated
A recent report about pitch-black "phantom" UFOs in the skies over Ukraine has been discredited by Ukrainian scientists and by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb.
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