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AI may be to blame for our failure to make contact with alien civilizations By Michael Garrett published 13 May 24 The rise of AI might explain why the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has yet to detect the signatures of advanced technical civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy.
'I don't see any evidence of aliens.' SpaceX's Elon Musk says Starlink satellites have never dodged UFOs By Brett Tingley published 9 May 24 Elon Musk isn't convinced that aliens have ever visited Earth, according to remarks the SpaceX CEO and founder made during a conference on Tuesday (May 7).
Could alien life be hiding in the rings of Saturn or Jupiter? By Rahul Rao published 7 May 24 The rings that circle gas giants like Saturn are composed mostly of water-ice particles. Could life exist in these beautiful and enigmatic structures?
NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds By Douglas Vakoch published 28 April 24 NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water.
How could life survive on tidally locked planets? By Paul Sutter published 22 April 24 Space mysteries Astronomers are especially interested in the habitability of these kinds of planets, which always face their star with the same side, because they are incredibly common in the universe.
Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there By Fabian Klenner published 21 April 24 As a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who studies ice grains from Enceladus, I'm interested in whether there is life on this or other icy moons. I also want to understand how scientists like me could detect it.
'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs By Leonard David published 19 April 24 "As fantastical as it may sound, astrobiodefense is neither hypothetical nor fictional."
Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple By Sharmila Kuthunur published 18 April 24 The search for alien life can now include purple bacteria, thanks to a new catalog of chemical makeup of the lavender-hued organisms.
SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology. 'And we never have' By Leonard David published 17 April 24 For the chief leader of the SETI Institute, established to search for and understand life beyond Earth, there's a need to step back and cuddle up to a cup of cosmic reality.
Western US residents report the most UFO sightings — what are they actually seeing? By Sharmila Kuthunur published 4 April 24 Wide-open spaces of the western U.S. may partly explain the region’s higher UAP sightings, according to a new study.