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12 Years Ago, The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Show of the '90s Refused to Answer Its Hugest Mystery

On this day, 'The X-Files' shrugged off the long-foretold invasion of The Grey. And we were left with more questions than answers.

Inverse

Uri Geller: Aliens gave Jesus the power to perform miracles

Uri Geller believes Jesus' "miraculous powers" were "a gift from extraterrestrials".

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What If Extraterrestrial Life Doesn’t Look Like Anything Found On Earth?

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? Scientists are preparing for that eventuality.

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Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like?

The Conversation

Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency reveals

Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.

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Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, new research has revealed.

Space

Asteroid bacteria not aliens after all

A new study of samples from Ryugu found that microorganisms can avoid even stringent contamination controls

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Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure

Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Space

Pentagon UFO chief tells Senate 'very anomalous objects' need careful study (video)

In new testimony, the head of the Pentagon's UFO office told the US senate that it "has not discovered any verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology."

Space

Pentagon Report Reveals Hundreds Of UFO Sightings Worldwide

The Pentagon's latest report on UFOs reveals new sightings but no evidence of extraterrestrial involvement. Learn about the findings and ongoing investigat...

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Pentagon report reveals hundreds of UFO sightings including near-miss with plane off coast of New York

A new report has revealed hundreds of sightings of unidentified aircraft and aerial phenomena, but no indications of extraterrestrial life

The Independent UK

It would be easier to find aliens in a parallel universe than in our own, new multiverse study claims

A new model based on the famous alien-hunting Drake equation suggests that some parallel universes within the hypothetical "multiverse" could have higher chances of containing extraterrestrial life than our universe.

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Father-daughter team decodes 'alien signal' from Mars that stumped the world for a year

A father and daughter team based in the U.S. have decoded a mock "alien signal" beamed from ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter a year ago — but the meaning of the extraterrestrial message remains a mystery.

LiveScience

My trip down America’s road of the paranormal – with a clown-themed haunted motel and a UFO crash site

Spending a night among ghosts, traversing the Extraterrestrial Highway and visiting spacecraft-sighting hotspots – Robyn Wilson takes a trip into the Nevada desert to see if she can answer the age-old question: Are we alone?

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From Election Denial to Extraterrestrial Life: Key Moments From Trump's Interview with Joe Rogan

During the three-hour conversation, Trump reiterated his allegations of fraud in the 2020 election while also proposing new economic policies

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Tiny photosynthetic aliens could be lurking in hidden bubbles in Mars' ice — and could soon be replicated on Earth

A new NASA-led study suggests that photosynthetic microbes could thrive in hidden bubbles of meltwater below patches of ice on Mars. This could be one of the easiest places to search for extraterrestrial life "anywhere in the universe," the team says.

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King Charles urged to 'address the nation' about alien life

King Charles has been urged to address the nation to "put fears at rest" if evidence is published that confirms extraterrestrial life outside of Earth.

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SETI tests new alien-hunting strategy, but TRAPPIST-1 planets remain silent

A new search for extraterrestrial radio signals during planetary occultations in the TRAPPIST-1 system provides a promising new strategy for hunting for extraterrestrial life.

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The Conversation

Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life

Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won’t come easy. Our starting point is to first search other worlds for signs of habitability, that is, the potential for life to exist.

Space

How AI is helping us search the universe for alien technosignatures

"It's now a part of mainstream astrophysics."

The Conversation

Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiralling out of control – here’s why that’s so dangerous

The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials, and an estimated 7% believe that they have seen a UFO.

The Guardian - UK

Philosophy professor Jeffrey J Kripal: ‘Thinking about a UFO as some kind of extraterrestrial spaceship is naive’

The academic and author draws on quantum mechanics, English romantic philosophy and mysticism to explore a new theory of mind that embraces the paranormal

Space

SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies

New findings could elevate SETI into an extragalactic search for life beyond Earth.

Space

Are we alone? Intelligent aliens may be rare, new study suggests

A new interpretation of the famous Drake equation finds little reason to be optimistic about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Total Film

The 10 best alien movies of all time

From 2001: Space Odyssey to ET, these are the best alien movies to watch right now

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