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Are aliens real? Here’s what the scientists think
A groundbreaking survey in Nature Astronomy reveals a surprising consensus among scientists: the majority believe that alien life exists.
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Beaming Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea – two teams of scientists are doing it anyway
This year, two groups of astronomers plan to send messages containing information about humans and the location of Earth toward ...
The James Webb telescope could detect aliens by looking for signs of pollution
If they're like us, they'll likely be spewing out junk into their atmosphere.
We probably aren’t the first civilization in the Milky Way. It’s just that the others are dead
A new study suggests that it is likely that other civilizations have existed before us in the Milky Way -- ...
Over 1 million people join Facebook event to ‘storm area 51’ and ‘see them aliens’
No one: The internet: Let's storm Area 51!
Nope, octopuses probably didn’t come from outer space
It's an interesting idea, but it's probably not true. Calm down.
Why Stephen Hawking Was Afraid of Aliens
"Meeting an advanced civilization could be like Native Americans encountering Columbus," he said.
The Search for Alien Life: We Have Been Looking in the Wrong Places
If there are any, aliens should be less conspicuous and charismatic-looking than most people think.
Space might be teeming with viruses that we’re not looking for, but we should
When the very large can't be found, maybe it's time to look for the very small.
Aliens could be more like us than we think, say Oxford scientists
Natural selection fosters certain qualities so aliens shouldn't look extremely different from humans.
Intelligent alien life hunters pick up 15 high-energy bursts far across the universe
The mysterious high-energy signals are unaccounted for. Alien technology is not excluded.
Observing Alien Armageddon could be our first sign of advanced civilizations in space.
It may be possible to observe the presence of an advanced alien civilization by the effects produced if that civilization ...
Pleasant thought of the Day: the galaxy may be a graveyard full of dead aliens
Where are all the aliens? Why haven’t we seen or heard their signals from space? Could we really have been ...
Alien megastructure turns out to be passing comets — SETI confirms
If you're an alien buff or just really, really bored with knowing just one species that can hold a decent ...
Your smartphone can help Stephen Hawking discover alien life
This week space fanatics were teeming with excitement after it was announced that Stephen Hawking had teamed up with Russian ...
Astrobiologists testify before Congress that alien life will be encountered by 2034
SETI's Alien Telescope Array (ATA) listens day and night for a signal from space (SETI) This past week, a few ...
How many Earth-like planets are there in the Milky Way? Billions, according to astronomers
One of the most outstanding dreams astronomers and other scientists hope to accomplish is to someday encounter proof that extraterestrial ...
The science behind crop circles
Crop circles have always been an important weapon in any conspiracy theorist's arsenal, certain to be mentioned alongside UFOs, green ...
FBI releases memo about Roswell aliens
In a surprising move that didn't get quite a lot of attention, the FBI released an online document archive they're ...
NASA slams alien life claims
Two days ago, the whole world was teeming with excitement, after some NASA researchers reported finding traces of alien life ...
Strange sky spiral freaks out Norway
It was Thursday night when locals from Norway started to notice a strange, rotating light that just baffled them. It ...
