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The big-idea explorers at Aperture dive into the Fermi Paradox to investigate why we haven't found any evidence of alien life ...

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A set of protocols telling scientists what to do – and what not to do – if they ever detect evidence of intelligent life ...

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Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

Avi Loeb is leading a new Science Advisory Council tasked with finding the origin of unidentified objects spotted by military pilots and others. It's part of a broader White House effort studying ...

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Is it a bird? Is it an alien? No, it’s just a dog with a shuttlecock! Watch this hilarious visual trickery that will make you ...