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UFOs 101: Hype, uproar, disinformation and mystery: 'Here we are again.'
By Leonard David published
UFOs are making headlines again, but lost in the hype and ruckus is the question of when this all started and how we got to this point.
There aren't actually UFOs over Ukraine, experts say
By Brandon Specktor last updated
A recent report about pitch-black "phantom" UFOs in the skies over Ukraine has been discredited by Ukrainian scientists and by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb.
NASA UFO study team includes former astronaut, scientists and more
By Mike Wall published
NASA's highly anticipated UFO study is about to begin, and we now know who will conduct it.
Contact with ET: How would humanity react?
By Leonard David last updated
The knowledge that we're not alone in the universe could have far-reaching effects on our view of ourselves and our place in the universe. But it's tough to get more specific than that.
NASA 'going full force' to gear up for UFO study
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA has already identified its top candidate panelists for the UFO study, which is expected to begin this fall and last about nine months.
Flying saucer-shaped cloud floats above Hawaiian telescopes (photo)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A mountaintop observatory experienced a 'close encounter' in the shape of a cloud that some people associate with UFOs. The real-life explanation is far less alien.
How big a deal is NASA's new UFO study?
By Leonard David published
Space.com reached out to UFO groups and leading experts in the field to get their thoughts on NASA's new endeavor.
NASA hopes new study helps bring UFO research into the mainstream
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA hopes it can help move the study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) off the scientific fringes and into the mainstream.
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