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Designing a drone that can search for life on other planets
By Nina Lanza published
We have yet to find microbial life on another planet. But with the assistance of autonomous drones, we may be able to find it sooner rather than later.

Signs of Mars life may be too elusive for rovers to detect
By Charles Q. Choi published
The robots currently exploring Mars may not be capable of detecting potential traces of life on the Red Planet, a new study finds.

Mini astrobiology laser could join hunt for life on Mars and beyond
By Keith Cooper published
A mass spectrometer called the Orbitrap has been scaled down to fit on astrobiology missions to planets and moons of the solar system.

'No indication' shot-down objects are alien spacecraft, White House says
By Mike Wall published
There's no evidence that the three mysterious objects shot down recently by U.S. fighter jets came from anywhere other than Earth, White House officials said.

What are these mystery objects that US fighter jets keep shooting down?
By Leonard David published
What do these sky-high visitations mean, if anything, to the UFO/UAP community? Are there any lessons to be learned from these incidents?

New UFO docuseries seeks to shed light on flying saucer folklore
By Leonard David published
A new National Geographic docuseries by investigative journalist Leslie Kean aims to shed light on the modern UFO phenomenon.

Previous Chinese spy balloons over US were classified as UFOs: report
By Mike Wall published
Some previous detections of Chinese surveillance balloons in U.S. airspace were initially categorized as "unidentified aerial phenomena," according to a report in The New York Times.

Machine learning spots 8 potential technosignatures
By Robert Lea published
Humans have five new leads in the search to find life beyond our solar system.
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