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It sounds like something from the plot of Interstellar, but this plan to beam precious data back to Earth—before it’s lost ...

Though this hunt came up empty, the fact that 3I/ATLAS is only the third known object found in the solar system after ...

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The observations were carried out by the Breakthrough Listen program as the object neared its closest approach to Earth on ...

It's one of life's biggest questions – are we alone in the universe? Now, in good news for sci–fi fans, one of Britain's top space scientists has declared she is 'absolutely convinced' there are ...

Americans are becoming more open to the idea that aliens have visited Earth, according to a series of polls that show belief in alien visitation has been steadily on the rise since 2012. Moreover, ...

If aliens are out there, why haven’t we heard from them? That’s the question at the center of Pop Mech’s new story, “Aliens Probably Exist—But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason, NASA Scientist ...