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A composite image of the planet Venus as seen by the Japanese probe Akatsuki. (Akatsuki Orbiter built by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

Life May Exist Among the Clouds of Venus

April 3, 2018

The search for extraterrestrial life has included examining the possibilities within and outside of the solar system. It has been thought that Mars and a couple of the moons of Saturn and Jupiter may hold the chance of having ET life. It’s also thought by some that a number of Earthlike extrasolar or exoplanets residing […]

Diabetic patient prepares a dose of insulin for injection (Silva via Flickr/Creative Commons)

Dark Matter Galaxy; Making Bland Tasty; Ouchless Insulin

August 26, 2016

Galaxy Made-Up of Mostly Dark Matter Discovered A team of astronomers, using two of the world’s most powerful ground based telescopes, have discovered an enormous galaxy that’s only .01 percent visible. The remaining 99.9 percent, according to the astronomers, is made up of dark matter. The faint galaxy is called Dragonfly 44. It’s located within […]

A 22W laser used for adaptive optics on the Very Large Telescope in Chile. A suite of similar lasers could be used to alter the shape of a planet's transit for the purpose of broadcasting or cloaking the planet. (ESO/G. Hüdepohl)

Laser Cloaking Device; New Device Spots Exoplanets; Malaria Older Than We Thought

April 1, 2016

Lasers Could Hide Earth from Aliens Scientists have been scanning the skies and conducting numerous studies in a search for extraterrestrial intelligent life or ETI’s. Back in 2010 renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking warned that it might be too dangerous for humans to interact with ETI’s. While we’re looking for signs of intelligent […]

New image of Ceres' Occator crater with mysterious bright spots take by NASA's Dawn spacecraft (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI)

Bright Spots on Ceres; Sorry No Alien Structure; New Lie-Detector

December 10, 2015

Scientists Learn More about Dwarf Planet Ceres Scientists think they may know what’s behind the mysterious bright spots on the Ceres and where the dwarf planet may have originated. Studying data gathered by NASA’S Dawn spacecraft the researchers outlined their findings in a pair of new studies published in the journal Nature. In one study, […]

New Tool to Find ET; Detecting Spoiled Meat; Usernames Reveal Personality

November 18, 2015

NASA Working On a New Tool to Search for ET NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, California is developing what they’re calling a ‘chemical laptop’ to help search for extraterrestrial life. The battery-powered device is actually a miniature laboratory that’s being equipped to consume and analyze samples in order to detect any material that might […]

Artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the newly discovered exoplanet Kepler-452b, (NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle)

Earth’s ‘Cousin’ Found; Burnt Scroll Made Readable, ET Search Boosted

July 24, 2015

NASA Finds Earth’s Older and Bigger Cousin NASA announced that its Kepler mission has discovered a planet and star that closely resembles the Earth and our Sun.  Some have even been calling the discovery of the exoplanet “Earth’s older and bigger cousin”. The planet and sun are part of the Kepler-452 system and are about […]

Humans Too Stupid to Meet ET

May 14, 2014

Are we alone in this mammoth universe? Or are there other life forms and civilizations out there waiting to be discovered? Would we be ready for such an encounter? The answer is no, according to a new study conducted by a Spanish neuropsychologist, who found we aren’t smart enough, and are too influenced by religion, […]

Take a Peek into FBI’s UFO Files

May 6, 2011

It’s just become a little easier to access some of the FBI’s most intriguing files. The FBI has files on phenomena like flying saucers, Extra Terrestrials and Extra Sensory Perception. And now you can see them for yourself. The bureau recently overhauled its Freedom of Information and Privacy website.  Among the items that were updated […]

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