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Humanity May Find Clues of Alien Life in the Next 20 Years, Scientist Says—And That Will ‘Change Everything’
For over 100 years, scientists have been hell-bent on talking to aliens, and new technology could give that hunt a boost. For centuries, humans have obsessed over the prospect of advanced civilizations beyond our pale blue dot. Long before we came close to space exploration, people were pondering whether we’re truly alone. But it wasn’t until the 20th century that…
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The 50-Year-Old Phantom Radio Signal That Has Utterly Stumped Scientists. Until Now?
Researchers may have finally traced 1977’s famous extraterrestrial anomaly back toward massive, naturally occurring hydrogen emission flares. ShaoChen Yang//Getty Images Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It’s not every day that the excitement of a scientist makes its way into the history books right alongside their discovery. But that is exactly what happened with one particular finding…
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A Father-Daughter Duo Cracked an ‘Alien’ Code Sent From Space
It took over a year for citizen scientists to decode the signal. Son Gallery – Wilson Lee//Getty Images In a universe filled with hundreds of billions of galaxies that are in turn filled with hundreds of billions of stars, the chances of humanity being the only intelligent life among all of those billions is small, bordering on impossible. But if…
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More Americans believe the government is withholding information about UFOs
According to a new poll, more Americans also think they have seen a UFO now than they did in the past 53 years. A UAP image captured in 2024. The truth may be out there, but Americans are split on what the truth is: just under half of people believe all sightings of unidentified flying object (UFO), also known as…
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Where are all the aliens? A new book explores possible answers
Seven Rasmussen, an astrobiologist and author of the new book Cloudy with a Chance of Starships, gives readers a tour of the astonishing science behind modern searches for alien life. We’ve been looking for aliens for as long as we’ve been looking up at the starry night sky. Wondering, “What’s up there?” quickly leads to asking, “Who’s up there—and why…
