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the amazing, rocky, nearby, (potentially) habitable solar system

The TRAPPIST-1 solar system is the most unique one we've seen so far and could offer amazing possibilities for life.
the amazing, rocky, nearby, (potentially) habitable solar system

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did the chilean navy really track a ufo?

The Chilean military has no idea what it tracked after two years of investigations and the footage it shared really is a head-scratcher.
did the chilean navy really track a ufo?

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how one planet shows an indirect glimpse of our future and the fermi paradox

If there was a thriving alien civilization on one of the best candidates for life in our stellar neighborhood, we missed them by well over a billion years...
how one planet shows an indirect glimpse of our future and the fermi paradox

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when astronauts become ufologists

If you can trust anyone to point out a genuine UFO, it's an astronaut. Sadly, they might be just as misinformed or probe to personal biases as the rest of us.
when astronauts become ufologists

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why hundreds of aliens probably aren't trying to contact us

Oddly, this is a case when a few signals would make a better case for alien contact than hundreds.
why hundreds of aliens probably aren't trying to contact us

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why the typical habitable planet may be nothing like our own

We typically think of Earth as an ideal world for habitability, but what we've discovered so far hints at us being an oddball.
why the typical habitable planet may be nothing like our own

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find aliens with this one weird trick

A new idea in the search for intelligent alien life argues that we should focus on aliens that could see us too.
find aliens with this one weird trick

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when the answer could actually be aliens

An alien civilization's megaproject is very unlikely to be responsible for the weird signals from a strange star. But we can't entirely rule it out...
when the answer could actually be aliens

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why a briny mars is exciting, but isn't necessarily good news

The good news is that Mars had briny oceans usually perfect for life. The bad news is that the brine contained salts used in rocket fuel...
why a briny mars is exciting, but isn't necessarily good news

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no, no, go on, bring on the hate clicks

Nick Redfern's publishers really didn't like having his theory debunked...
no, no, go on, bring on the hate clicks

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the shadow over lovecraft and his alien creations

H.P. Lovecraft was a remarkable, creative mind. He was also a fiery xenophobe and racist. And that unsavory combination made his iconic stories what they are.
the shadow over lovecraft and his alien creations

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no, we did not find aliens on a comet's surface

The three constants of life seem to be death, taxes, and Chandra Wickramasinghe claiming space agencies are hiding proof of alien life.
no, we did not find aliens on a comet's surface

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why aliens are more alien than ufologists think

If you want to get an idea of just how alien and bizarre an extraterrestrial might look like, consider the creatures that used to live right here on Earth some 500 million years ago.
why aliens are more alien than ufologists think

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will immigrants from tau seti get a tax cut?

Even before her presidential campaign begins in earnest, Hillary Clinton appears to have the ufologist vote locked up...
will immigrants from tau seti get a tax cut?

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how the media discovered an alien signal

In its quest or clicks, the media turned a single footnote in a paper on a sequence of fast radio bursts into proof that scientists found the second coming of the Wow! Signal.
how the media discovered an alien signal

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