President Trump said he's directing the Pentagon and other federal agencies to identify and release files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

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If life exists elsewhere in the universe, researchers at the University of Washington are finding the clues on Earth to help understand where to look for it.

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Former US President Barack Obama said he’s seen no evidence that aliens have made contact with Earth, clarifying his position ...

Scientists have finally discovered how amino acids essential for life formed on the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu.

The curious minds at What If imagine aliens arriving on Earth today without warning, exploring the immediate reactions, chaos, and first contact scenarios. Rock the Country festival: Artists dropping ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

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