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What Earth would look like to alien observers
"I believe that there's every chance advanced civilizations are out there," said researcher Nalini Heeralall-Issur.
If aliens visited Earth, first contact probably wouldn't be UFO balloons
Professor John Zarnecki told Newsweek that it seems unlikely an advanced civilization would travel vast distances only to deploy balloons over Earth.
TRAPPIST-1 planets may be far more habitable than we first thought
At 40 light years away from Earth, TRAPPIST-1's four Goldilocks zone planets are one of the prime candidates for finding extra-terrestrial life.
Finding aliens could trigger global conflict with dire consequences: study
Researchers looked at the possibility of one nation monopolizing any alien interaction, and the likelihood of international conflict.
As NASA Prepares UFO Study, Are We Seeing a New Space Race for Aliens?
The year 2022 has seen Congress hold a UFO hearing, a Russian official confirm UFO studies and China involved in a radio sweep for alien signals.
The Search for UFOs May Reveal Something More Valuable
America's "space agency" picking up the UFO ball was bound to raise eyebrows and concerns for NASA's reputation. But if it's handled well, the commission could do more than shed much-needed light on UAPs. It could also give Americans a masterclass in the most basic, most important, and unfortunately, most boring topic in science: Standards of Evidence. They are the key to knowing if we are alone in the Universe or not.
China's Alien-Hunting Telescope Is Finding Wealth of Mystery Signals
From fast radio bursts to pulsars and other strange signals, the alien-hunting FAST telescope has made a number of discoveries in its short life.
Astronomers Find Sub-Neptune Planet That May Have Liquid Water
The exoplanet orbits its dwarf star in 35 days and has a very cold surface temperature, but astronomers believe it could still host life in its clouds.
There Could Be 36 Intelligent Alien Civilizations in the Milky Way
Researchers say determining intelligence across the galaxy could give clues to our own fate.
Exoplanet Is 'Most Promising Candidate so Far' to Harbor Life: Scientists
"There is a reasonable chance that the planet hosts a large ocean underneath the atmosphere at pressures and temperatures similar to those in the Earth's oceans," researcher Nikku Madhusudhan said.
Invisible Aliens May Be Living Among Us. How Could This Be Possible?
The Earth may be crawling with undiscovered creatures with a different biochemistry to life as we know it.
Humans May Be Only Intelligent Life in the Universe | Opinion
Human's evolved through a series of highly unlikely events—so finding another intelligence like us would be like winning the lottery many times over.
Storm Area 51: Q&A With Alien Hunter Jason Wright After Joke Facebook Event
Astronomer says he is "not paying much attention to what happens in Area 51."
Should We Search For Alien Life? Scientists Ask the Public if it's Worth It
Do you care about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? Let these researchers know.
Most Comprehensive Search for Alien Radio Signals Conducted by Scientists
Breakthrough Listen is a program designed to search for evidence of alien life by scouring the the skies for distant radio signals.
Aliens Could Be Discovered In Next 10 to 20 Years
Study examines the Fermi Paradox—that aliens should exist, but we have not found them.
NASA at 60: Why Haven't We Found Aliens Yet?
Six decades after NASA was founded, intelligent life other than our own remains elusive.
Hardy Microbe Discovery Could Help Us Find Life on Mars
Laguna Caliente in Costa Rica is one of the harshest environments on Earth for life.
Our Minds Could Be Preventing Us From Finding E.T.
Are we looking for aliens in the wrong way?
SETI Scientist Weighs In on Reported UFO Video
It's likely a bird or a plane, but we're not ruling out Superman either.
We Could Find Aliens Before 2100, Scientist Predicts
"I think that in this century we are going to be finding life beyond Earth," said Jill Tarter, a scientist at the SETI Institute research center in California.
Alien Civilizations Would Be Shaped By Nearby Collision
The same heavy elements that boost our economy could boost theirs.
Aliens Would Be Dead Before Their Messages Reach Us
Radio waves are fast, but not fast enough to reach us before a civilization goes extinct.
The Alien Hunter's Guide to the Future
We may finally have the tools we need to discover intelligent life on other planets—if only we'd stop making so much noise.
Sun and Jupiter Can Trap Alien Rocks in Solar System
There could be thousands of rocks from distant solar systems just killing time in our neighborhood.
Is This 'Messenger' an Out-of-Control Alien Spacecraft?
"We cannot discount the possibility that it really is a spacecraft."
Did E.T. Send Us Our First Interstellar Asteroid?
The object looks suspiciously like a space probe design humans are already considering sending to other solar systems.
Scientists Have Sent Messages to Alien Civilizations
Douglas Vakoch of METI announced messages were sent to the GJ273 system over three days in October.
Here's What Messages From Aliens Might Look Like
The "magical wavelengths" would appear to us as red, purple, or yellow light.