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For the first time in more than 15 years, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Search for Extraterrestrial ...

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This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

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Area 51 is back in the spotlight after a swarm of earthquakes near the Nevada military base. But the real story of Area 51 is ...

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These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.