'I Would Baptise an Alien': How the Vatican Has Publicly Grappled With Extraterrestrial Life

For centuries, religious traditions like Catholicism have viewed extraterrestrial life as a valid theological topic rather than a contradiction, openly discussing the concept for generations.

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...
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Telescope Uses Ripples in Space-Time to Detect a Huge Planet for the First Time

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) revealed a distant planet located 40,000 light-years away using microlensing for the first time.

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...
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'Alien gun' on Mars? Resurfaced viral NASA photo sparks fresh extraterrestrial theories

In the 21st century, the theories regarding the existence of aliens refuse to dial down. Now, the recently resurfaced NASA photo of Martian planet has gone viral on various social media ...
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How small can an Earth-like planet be and still host alien life? Scientists have used a genius trick to answer that very question

Study pinpoints which rocky worlds could hang on to a life-supporting atmosphere ...
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Scientists may have found the strongest evidence of alien life ever

This video breaks down why K2-18b has suddenly become one of the most important planets in the search for life beyond Earth.
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The White House goes all in on aliens with new UAP Science Advisory Council

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

Alleged Unproduced Prototypes for Kenner Planet of the Apes Line Are a Toy Collecting Mystery

This eBay listing for never produced, alleged "Planet of the Apes" action figures is a puzzling mystery for toy collectors.

TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data

For the first time, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to its warping of space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting ...
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Mars Rover Spots Complex Carbon on the Red Planet, Marking Yet Another Detection of a Building Block of Life

Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that ...

This mysterious radio signal has puzzled astronomers for nearly 50 years

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...