#Aliens

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NASA is officially joining the hunt for UFOs

The space agency on Thursday announced a new study that will recruit leading scientists to examine unidentified aerial phenomena.

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Breakthrough in determining life's origin on Earth — and maybe Mars

For several hundred million years after the Moon formed, frequent impacts coupled with abundant volcanism on the planet formed basaltic lava

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Planets of binary stars as possible homes for alien life

Planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around single stars and might point to extraterrestrial life.

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Giant space telescopes could be made out of liquid

The larger the mirror, the more light is collected. This means that we can see farther back in time to observe star and galaxy formation.

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If aliens were sending us signals, this is what they might look like

For more than 60 years, scientists have been searching for possible signs that would indicate the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence

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Could advanced civilizations be using Dyson spheres to collect energy from black holes

Black holes are more than just massive objects that swallow everything around them—they're also one of the universe's biggest energy sources

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Massive search for alien life among billions of stars completed - surprising results

Researchers in Australia say their latest project scanned billions of stars and 144 known exoplanets for signs of alien broadcasts.

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Pentagon creates new office to probe UFO reports

The new office will focus on incidents in, or near, "special use airspace" areas strictly controlled and blocked from general aviation use.

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Hunting for alien planets with a new solar telescope

Thousands of alien worlds are known to orbit stars beyond our solar system. And many more worlds, possibly harboring life.

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Galileo Project revolutionizes search for alien life through Artificial Intelligence

A new open data nonprofit scientific initiative by Avi Loeb will use a network of telescopes, cameras and computers to scan for alien life

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NASA wants to help the public evaluate claims of extraterrestrial life

NASA wants standards for evaluating claims of extraterrestrial life to help the public judge if discoveries are believable or not