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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, known for his controversial extraterrestrial theories, is now leading a new Trump ...
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Earth's airports may be broadcasting our existence to the galaxy without anyone intending to. A 2025 study from the University of Manchester found that radar systems at major airports emit ...
A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, ...
The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...
Just three decades ago, astronomers had no evidence that planets commonly orbited other stars. Then in 2025, NASA confirmed ...
In the latest research, telescope observations of 3I/ATLAS examine its chemical structure and suggest that it took shape in a ...
One year ago, on July 1, 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the solar system. Detected by ...