Extraterrestrial life news, features and articles
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Camera trap in Chile detects strange lights blazing through the wilderness. Researchers are scrambling to explain them.By María de los Ángeles Orfila Published
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Will the James Webb telescope finally lead us to alien life?Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next?
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep beneath the surface of icy worlds like Mars, Europa and Enceladus.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguiseA controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".
By Harry Baker Published
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Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for itDiscover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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'Strange' star pulses detected in search for extraterrestrial intelligenceA retired researcher has detected an unusual pulse in the light of nearby stars while looking for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. Aliens are one possible explanation for the strange signal, but as with every other unexplained space phenomenon, it's probably not aliens.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b.A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Here’s the truth about what the James Webb Space Telescope saw.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Dyson spheres could really exist — but there's a catchIs it possible to build a Dyson sphere that isn't catastrophically unstable? New research says yes, but only in one type of star system.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?
By Sara Hashemi Published
