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![The Pentagon, home to the U.S. Department of Defense, is being flooded with UFO reports.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SVSDWoZHADcqGkZCfNuGQA-320-80.jpg)
US military reports 'several hundred' UFO sightings in 2022, Pentagon officials claim
By Brandon Specktor published
UFO reports from U.S. military personnel are flooding the government's new All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
![Radio telescopes point skyward at sunset.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqpmAFwRC7XansKv57p2cg-320-80.jpg)
Why haven't aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we're not that interesting yet
By Paul Sutter published
![An illustration of the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa and the Breakthrough Listen computing cluster scanning the sky for possible signals from extraterrestrial life.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uvqi4C8w7jHUKjMA4TcVE-320-80.jpg)
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.
![U.S. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray explains a video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3r9nCeqvFt5Acusn3xLm5e-320-80.jpg)
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 water trapped deep within an Alpine mountain range harbors microbial life that might look quite like that on other planets.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wqyjbuZ4r9rDCtfkKarMj9-320-80.jpg)
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.
![This artist's concept illustrates a young, red dwarf star surrounded by three planets.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Qoe7bBYSsXACVqTasyExa-320-80.jpg)
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 have established a new council to answer the question: "What should humans do after aliens contact us?"](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntidZcPodrrB4zVkag4zuU-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A government employee photographed a UFO that hovered for 15 minutes near Holloman Air Development Center in New Mexico, on Dec.16, 1957.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6QCaGWS3KQcLEwaJCMAmiK-320-80.jpg)
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.
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