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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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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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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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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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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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Peruvian researchers rule out aliens as the creators of 2 mysterious dolls
Forensic experts ruled out aliens as the creators of mysterious humanoid dolls found in Peru, made …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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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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How would humans respond to the discovery of aliens? NASA enlisted dozens of religious scholars to find out.
Theologians at the NASA-funded program at the Center for Theological Inquiry researched how humans …
Erin Snodgrass
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Our galaxy could have at least 36 intelligent alien civilizations, researchers say. It may take thousands of years to find them.
Extraterrestrial civilizations could tell us whether human life will last millions of years, or jus…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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An ancient super-Earth offers an unexpected clue that life in our galaxy could be older than scientists thought
This rocky planet formed about 10 billion years ago, making it twice as old as Earth. It's too hot …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jupiter's oceanic moon Europa — a prime candidate for alien life — might glow in the dark, a NASA scientist discovered
Jupiter bombards Europa's surface with radiation. The resulting "mosaic" of glowing ice could hint …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Any aliens living around 1,004 nearby stars should be able to see the signs of life on Earth, a study says
Aliens could see Earth passing in front of the sun and notice the chemical footprints of life in ou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Researchers have found a low-cost way to put 3D cameras on smartphones
Currently, this can be only achieved with specialized and expensive lidar (light detection and r…
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A meteor that incinerated the residents of an ancient city inspired the biblical story of Sodom, research suggests
Millennia ago, a meteor half the size of the Statue of Liberty struck an Middle Eastern city. The e…
Aylin Woodward
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The iconic film 'Alien' came out 40 years ago. A scientist explains why Hollywood depictions of extraterrestrials have changed since then.
"In the old science-fiction flicks of the 1950s and 60s, if you did an alien, monster, or robot, it…
Aylin Woodward
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An alien hunter explains why extraterrestrial visitors are unlikely - despite the US government's UFO evidence
"The only way they could know that is to pick up, for example, signals from our transmitters - tele…
Dave Mosher
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The first raw images of NASA's record-breaking dive through an extraterrestrial water plume are here
Cassini zoomed so close to the surface, it may have detected heavier organic molecules than it did …
Kelly Dickerson,Julia Caldero…
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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…