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People were allegedly advised to call the United Nations' "alien communications specialist" if they made contact with extraterrestrial life.

This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium ...

David Grusch has linked missing former Air Force research chief William McCasland to an alleged UFO disclosure effort, but ...

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