Alien Life

Hollywood Aliens: Prototypes for the Real Thing?

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.29.2012

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There is no pretense that Hollywood aliens might accurately reflect actual inhabitants of the galaxy. But is it all just free-form imagination? Can contemporary science say much about whether these cinematic sentients might be ciphers for the real thing?

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E.T. Hunter Who Inspired 'Contact' Character Steps Down

Posted 05.22.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 05/22/2012 12:44 PM EDT on SPACE.com Astronomer Jill Tarter, the inspiration for heroine Ellie Arroway in the novel and...

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Alien Life Could Exist On HOW Many Planets? Study Yields Surprising Answer

Posted 04.29.2012

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By: Nola Taylor Redd Published: 04/28/2012 08:24 AM EDT on SPACE.com A new estimate of the number of habitable planets orbiting the most common ...

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The UFO Bestiary

Seth Shostak | Posted 04.27.2012

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This is a phenomenon worthy of attention. If aliens are really hanging out in our 'hood, it's hard to imagine any other fact more worthy of study. If not, then why does such a large fraction of the populace insist on believing they're here?

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Alien Planet 'Headcount' Yields Big Surprise

Posted 03.28.2012

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By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 03/28/2012 08:04 AM EDT on SPACE.com There should be billions of habitable, rocky planets around the faint red st...

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They're Not Meat

Seth Shostak | Posted 03.28.2012

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In a movie it's important to have aliens whose gestures and facial expressions can be "read" by humans. But come on! Are two eyes, four appendages and an upright posture really essential?

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UFOs and Government: Proposing a New Way Forward

Leslie Kean | Posted 01.15.2012

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Clearly, we can't make the leap from the existence of unknown airborne objects, for which we have proof, to claims of extraterrestrial communications, which can't be proven, if we want to appeal to scientists.

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White House: The Truth Is Not 'Out There'

Posted 01.07.2012

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Alien lifeforms have not contacted Earth yet, the White House claimed over the weekend in response to petitions asking for information on supposed hum...

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Luke Skywalker's World

Seth Shostak | Posted 11.15.2011

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The Kepler 16 star system is nearly 200 times closer than Tatooine is reputed to be. But there's this difference: this planet is for real.

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Watch: Earth's Oldest Fossil Could Point To Life On Mars

Posted 10.22.2011

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A team of scientists believe they have uncovered the fossilized remains of the earliest life on earth. Fossilized, single-celled organisms were di...

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Boosting The Search For Aliens In The Universe

AP | Posted 10.13.2011

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- An array of 42 radio telescopes seeking signs of intelligent life in the universe will continue that work after private donor...

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What Will Aliens Look Like?

The Huffington Post | Megan Hess | Posted 10.03.2011

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On August 3, Morgan Freeman will show the world what aliens may look like. Wednesday's season finale of "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman,"...

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Life: Miraculous or Mundane?

Seth Shostak | Posted 10.01.2011

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When it comes to life in space, we have to do more than simply consider what's on our blackboards. We have to do the hard work -- we have to search. To quote Fox Mulder, the truth is out there.

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Astronomers Discover 'Most Earth-Like' Planet Yet

Posted 07.19.2011

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NASA Disavows Its Scientist's Claim Of Alien Life

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The gaps and stringy fibers in these space rocks sure look like bacteria, and a NASA researcher has caused a stir with claims that they'...

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NASA Scientist Claims To Have Found Evidence Of Extraterrestrial Life

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Evidence that there is life from beyond Earth has allegedly come hurtling through the sky. Richard Hoover, a NASA scientist, recently reported in t...

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Evidence For Alien Life Is Mounting Daily

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Lately, a handful of new discoveries make it seem more likely that we are not alone – that there is life somewhere else in th...

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NASA Announcement Ignites the Web

Posted 05.25.2011

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Nasa's Press Release has the web buzzing with speculation including a very well written piece by Jason Kottke. Most the excitement about the press...

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Are We a Biological Miracle?

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

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A generous slice of the citizenry thinks we might be the cleverest creatures in the Milky Way. But the suggestion that we're a special case makes me uneasy. It implies our existence is a miracle, and after all, miracles are science's last resort.

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The Sirens of Titan: Alien Life?

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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This brings us full circle to HAL's warning. If life exists elsewhere in the solar system, it will be both a boon and a burden.

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Vatican Looks To Heavens For Signs Of Alien Life

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY -- E.T. phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe,...

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Hawking: Unintelligent life is likely on other planets

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been thinking a lot about the cosmic question, "Are we alone?" The answer is probably not,...

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