Alien life
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Aliens: Science asks, Is Anyone Out There? ed Jim Al-Khalili – reviewA collection of short essays on the search for alien life asks all the big questions, but doesn’t leave enough space for answers
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What is the protocol if aliens make contact?Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival is the latest film to imagine an encounter with extraterrestrials. In real life, the rules of alien engagement are complicated ...
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Noise, not aliens: Russian-detected signal likely 'terrestrial interference'Team of scientists manning Ratan-600 telescope said the signal they believed at first to have originated from a distant star had a ‘probable terrestrial origin’
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Solar flare, radio waves or ET calling – what’s the truth about HD164595?Russian scientists think they may have received a signal from a star 94.4 light years from Earth. Other expert alien-spotters have moved quickly to investigate
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Proxima b: could we live on this newly found planet – or could something else?The announcement that scientists think they may have found a planet orbiting the star nearest to our sun is potentially big news – even if it would take 70,000 years to get there
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Discovery of potentially Earth-like planet Proxima b raises hopes for lifeThought to be at least 1.3 times mass of Earth, planet lies within ‘habitable’ zone of Proxima Centauri, raising hopes for life outside our solar system
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Seth Shostak: We will find aliens in the next two decadesMeeting ET isn’t so far off, I can bet my coffee on it, says astronomer who has dedicated his career to seeking out life on other planets
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How to draw… an alien – in picturesDo you love drawing extraterrestrials? Eddie Pittman, author of graphic novel Red’s Planet, shows you how create a weird looking one!
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Hillary Clinton's UFO investigation plans unlikely to achieve liftoff, experts sayThe Democratic frontrunner has said she would look into alleged spottings as president – but there may not be much to investigate
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The week in TV: Caravanner of the Year; Aliens: The Big Think; I Want My Wife Back; The Tunnel: Sabotage – reviewThe Caravan Club elite ran into trouble with their erections, while great minds pondered – is there life out there?
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Alien ‘Wow!’ signal could be explained after almost 40 yearsA former analyst with the US Department of Defence is on the trail of an astronomical ‘cold case’ – an unexplained signal that some believe could have come from extraterrestrials
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Big-wigged Sia admits she believes in aliens in James Corden's Carpool KaraokeThe Australian singer and songwriter appeared in the viral segment to discuss her craft, her face, and her fascination with extraterrestrials
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China's giant telescope represents its big ambitions for scienceThe world’s largest radio telescope is just one part of the far-seeing investment which has made China a powerhouse of world-class scientific research
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Dear celebrities – think the Earth is flat? Aliens made us? Help is at handFrom BoB to Shane Warne to Dan Walker, there seems to be a little confusion about some fundamentals of life
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Ben Miller on the search for alien life - podcastWhy are we so fascinated by the idea that we aren’t alone in the universe?
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The Visit: An Alien Encounter review – preparing our planet for first contactDanish director Michael Madsen asks a parade of military, scientific and philosophical talking heads to reveal how we would treat an alien encounter
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The year of the outer solar system: how space exploration reached new heights in 2015Major Tim Peake became Britain’s first career astronaut to make it into orbit – but scientific advances and Pluto discoveries were even bigger news
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‘Alien megastructure’ star KIC 8462852 shows no sign of lifeSearches for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence have come up empty-handed, forcing astronomers to think the ‘alien megastructure’ may be a natural phenomenon
Exoplanet discovery: seven Earth-sized worlds found orbiting nearby star