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10 things we learned about UFOs and aliens (or the lack thereof) in 2022
By Robert Lea published
From investigating UFOs over Earth to using the most powerful telescope ever devised to peer into the atmosphere of alien worlds, 2022 has been a banner year in the search for extraterrestrial life.
One of the world's largest lasers could be used to detect alien warp drives
By Ben Turner published
Scientists have proposed another use for the world's largest gravitational wave observatory: scanning for the ripples in space-time left in the wake of gargantuan alien spaceships.
US military reports 'several hundred' UFO sightings in 2022, Pentagon officials claim
By Brandon Specktor published
UFO reports from U.S. military personnel are flooding the government's new All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
Why haven't aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we're not that interesting yet
By Paul Sutter published
At a powerful radio telescope, the hunt for signals from intelligent extraterrestrial life is on
By Robert Lea published
As part of the Breakthrough Listen project, the MeerKAT radio telescope will search a million nearby stars for signals from technology that could indicate intelligent extraterrestrial life.
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.
Ancient underground water could unlock secrets of alien life
By Tereza Pultarova published
In the depths of an Alpine mountain range, a researcher is searching for life that might look just like that on other planets.
What's that smell? Broccoli emits gas that could signal presence of alien life
By Elizabeth Rayne published
Broccoli, algae and many other plants and microbes on Earth purge toxins by morphing them into gases that might be present in exoplanet atmospheres, signaling life.
Scientists are working on an official 'alien contact protocol' for when ET phones Earth
By Isobel Whitcomb last updated
We're unprepared for when E.T. reaches out to us. A team of experts is determined to change that.
Most UFOs are 'Chinese surveillance' drones and 'airborne clutter,' Pentagon officials reveal
By Brandon Specktor published
The U.S. government has officially started to explain some of the most infamous UFO encounters of the last decade, with China and weather balloons as top offenders.
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