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Dark oxygen: How the discovery of new oxygen deep underwater has reignited the search for alien life
Scientists have discovered 'dark oxygen' that is produced deep underwater, potentially reshaping ou…
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NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa
Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate for alien life. NASA is sending its biggest interplaneta…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Why is China building a base on the Moon?
With a long-term vision mapped out through 2050, China’s space agencies are setting the stage for a…
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A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged a hole on Mars in 2022 that recently resurfaced, reigniti…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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Scientists think they’ve spotted 60 potential alien power plants in the Milky Way!
Dyson Spheres, a shell or swarm of objects built by an advanced civilisation to capture the immense…
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Space travel comes with big dreams and bigger business
NASA's Europa Clipper launched on Monday with the help of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Dan DeFrancesco
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Massive amounts of frozen water found underneath Mars' equator!
For years, the towering dust sculptures of the Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars have baffled scient…
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A new measure of planetary chaos may be essential in the search for extraterrestrial life, study suggests
While the quest for life beyond Earth traditionally focuses on the presence of water, warmth, and s…
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The first life forms on Earth might have come from Saudi Arabia, scientists find new proof
Scientists have unearthed living stromatolites — ancient geological structures made from algae — on…
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Alien 'dinosaurs' could be lurking on distant planets, scientists suggest
The researchers advocate for examining planets with high oxygen levels and even expanding our searc…
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Jeff Bezos has a vision to colonize space with a trillion people. We asked experts to put it to the test.
Jeff Bezos dreams of a future where a trillion humans live in the solar system. But experts are ske…
Ellyn Lapointe
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I drove Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway. No one got abducted, but it was one of the strangest experiences of my life.
During our trip down the Extraterrestrial Highway, we peered inside the Black Mailbox, and explored…
Agnes Groonwald
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Icy pebbles may be carrying water to developing planets across the cosmos!
Scientists, exploring the origins of water on Earth and other exoplanets, may have uncovered a prom…
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A Harvard professor is risking his reputation to search for aliens. Tech tycoons are bankrolling his quest.
Avi Loeb thinks the public has a right to know the truth about UFOs. He hopes his controversial ide…
Marianne Guenot
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Saturn's 'Death Star' moon may have a secret ocean, revealing a new category of worlds that could host alien life
One of Saturn's smallest moons wasn't a candidate for alien life. But if Mimas has an ocean, it cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Space Invaders, IRL: Japanese startup to zap space junk with ground-based laser beams!
EX-Fusion is an Osaka-based startup with a plan that's as audacious as it is ingenious: zapping spa…
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A Harvard-led team is launching a new project to search for physical evidence of aliens and their technology
Astrophysicist Avi Loeb is leading the Galileo Project, a program that will search for signs of ext…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA is finally returning to Venus with 2 new spacecraft - one to map the 'inferno-like world' and one to plunge to its surface
By orbiting Venus and plunging to its surface, NASA's new missions could reveal how the planet beca…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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Scientists develop cosmic concrete made of extraterrestrial dust and human waste to construct a house on Mars
Planning to build a house on Mars may now be easy as scientists have created a concrete-like mate…
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Scientists had a groundbreaking conversation with a humpback whale in her own language and it could help humans chat with aliens one day
A groundbreaking encounter between scientists and a humpback whale named Twain could shape our firs…