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January 18, 2019

Are UFO's real? Go inside Project Blue Book, the government's top-secret project about aliens

Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have long inspired curiosity and speculation, but when did our fascination with UFOs really take off? A new television drama explores the origins of the UFO phenomenon, drawing from the incredible true story of the U.S. government’s decades-long investigation of reported UFO encounters.

January 17, 2019

Trump announces new missile defense plan with focus on sensors in space

President Trump announced on Thursday a new more aggressive space-based missile defense strategy to counter threats from North Korea and Iran and to compete with advanced weapons systems being developed by countries like China and Russia.

January 17, 2019

China's Moon plants are dead after freezing temperatures killed them

China has said that the cotton seedlings it planted on the Moon have died as a result of the extreme cold temperatures on the lunar surface, according to Hong Kong news outlet GB Times.

January 17, 2019

NASA may decide this year to land a drone on Saturn's moon Titan

The spacecraft that have peered through the yellowish haze surrounding Saturn's moon Titan discovered a strange, yet strangely familiar world where life could theoretically take root. Now, scientists want to return — this time buoyed by Earth's fascination with drone technology.

January 17, 2019

Rain spotted on Saturn's moon Titan, which may be home to alien life

Saturn's moon Titan, which some scientists have theorized could be the home to extraterrestrial life due to the presence of surface liquid, is providing another surprise to researchers — the sight of fresh rainfall.

January 17, 2019

A mirror image of our universe may have existed before the Big Bang

Like a mountain looming over a calm lake, it seems the universe may once have had a perfect mirror image.

January 16, 2019

Aliens? Harvard professor defends claim mysterious interstellar object could be extraterrestrial probe

Harvard University Astronomy Department chair Avi Loeb is no stranger to controversy. His suggestion that a strange object spotted entering our solar system from deep space could be an alien probe is just the most recent example.

January 16, 2019

Mysterious interstellar object might not be so special after all

Oumuamua was discovered in October 2017 and is now making its way towards Saturn's orbit, has sparked much discussion about what it is, but there is one thing it may not be, according to a new study. Special.

January 16, 2019

Astronauts could be growing beans in space in 2021

For freshly grown produce, space is truly the final frontier.

January 15, 2019

Ocean moons, promising targets in search for life, could be dead inside

For more than two decades, scientists have wondered whether extraterrestrial life may be flourishing deep below the icy coatings boasted by moons in our outer solar system.