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A common element in “Star Trek” and other science fiction is their depiction of humanoid alien species. If life exists ...

Science at NASA is becoming a hitchhiker. After decades in the driver’s seat, where dedicated science missions made historic ...

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other ...

Astronaut Don Pettit recently shared a photo of a tentacled purple object that set social media ablaze. But this is far from an extraterrestrial threat; it’s actually an earthly treat. The “alien” is ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to study the harsh space weather around young M dwarf stars. Mysterious dips in starlight turned out to be massive rings of plasma swirling in the stars’ ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known exoplanets that may have the right conditions to support life. Using new ...

The question of whether aliens have a grasp of physics is also brought up in Andy Weir’s novel Project Hail Mary [Ed – see page 26 for a review of the film ...

Whiteson’s opening and closing discussion in his article made me think of physicist Werner Heisenberg’s comment that “We have to remember that what we observe is not nature herself, but nature exposed ...

The study analyzed over 150,000 UFO reports from the National UFO Reporting Center since 1974. Recent Congressional hearings and political commentary have renewed mainstream interest in UFOs, now ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...