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The truth is out there? Why the scientific community struggles to accept ‘proof’ of alien life

Grandiose headlines often promise evidence that we are not alone, but scientists remain cautious. Here’s why

The Independent UK

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and outright scepticism. Recently, scientists claimed the “strongest evidence” of life on a distant exoplanet – a world outside our solar system.

The Conversation

Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for it

Discover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.

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Could deciphering dolphin language help us communicate with ET?

There are creatures here on Earth that may give us clues about how to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligence — dolphins, which are famously social and smart.

Space

'Strange' star pulses detected in search for extraterrestrial intelligence

A retired researcher has detected an unusual pulse in the light of nearby stars while looking for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. Aliens are one possible explanation for the strange signal, but as with every other unexplained space phenomenon, it's probably not aliens.

LiveScience

AP PHOTOS: Brazilian Order of the Sunrise gather for their annual May 1st ceremony

Order of the Sunrise followers gathered for their annual May 1st ceremony known as the “Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator,” at their lakeside temple in Planaltina. The Brazilian spiritual community is a blend of influences, including Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Incan, and Afro-Brazilian religions, along with a belief in extraterrestrial life…

The Independent UK

‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life

The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way galaxy alone hosts hundreds of millions of potentially habitable planets. Astronomers are using powerful space telescopes to look for molecular indicators of biology in the atmospheres of the…

The Conversation

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‘It blew us away’: how an asteroid may have delivered the vital ingredients for life on Earth

Extraterrestrial rocks, recently delivered by a space probe, could answer the big questions about alien lifeforms and human existence

The Guardian - UK

Scientists just found the ‘strongest evidence’ yet of extraterrestrial life. Are we about to find aliens?

Scientists have found the best ever hint of alien life on another planet

The Independent UK

Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system

Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life

The Guardian - UK

FKA twigs shows off her extraterrestrial star power at unbridled Eusexua rave

4/5 Every facet of twigs’s artistry is on display – from pole dancing to sword fighting

The Independent UK

Extraterrestrials quiz: Are you an alien expert, or has your brain been abducted?

Try this aliens quiz and see how much you know about our interstellar neighbors — if there are any.

LiveScience

‘80 years of lies and deception’: is this film proof of alien life on Earth?

A provocative new documentary that argues for the existence of extraterrestrials has drawn gasps and criticism at the SXSW film festival

The Guardian - US

A giant extraterrestrial 'wave' hit Earth 14 million years ago — and may have dramatically altered our planet's climate

Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may have had a lasting impact on Earth's climate, according to a new study.

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The Conversation

A new theory explains how water first arrived on Earth

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from extraterrestrial sources. Studies of ancient terrestrial rocks suggest liquid water existed on Earth as early as 100 million years after the Sun’s formation–practically “immediately” on an astrophysical timescale.…

The Conversation

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted

The Conversation

Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific evidence at a record pace. Yet the age-old question remains unanswered: are we alone?

LiveScience

1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that may have sparked extraterrestrial life in the very first galaxies.

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SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence review - "Deeply rewarding"

Besides being a rewarding multiplayer experience, SETI has one of the best solo modes we’ve seen in a competitive game

The Conversation

Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think

News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond Earth is “only a matter of time”, we were told in September 2023. “We are close”…

Inverse

12 Years Ago, The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Show of the '90s Refused to Answer Its Hugest Mystery

On this day, 'The X-Files' shrugged off the long-foretold invasion of The Grey. And we were left with more questions than answers.

BANG Premier

Uri Geller: Aliens gave Jesus the power to perform miracles

Uri Geller believes Jesus' "miraculous powers" were "a gift from extraterrestrials".

Inverse

What If Extraterrestrial Life Doesn’t Look Like Anything Found On Earth?

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? Scientists are preparing for that eventuality.

The Conversation

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like?

LiveScience

Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency reveals

Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.

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