Within the lifetimes of today’s teenagers, some of the world’s most respected researchers now say the discovery of alien life ...

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Scientists searched 27 exoplanets for alien technology using planetary eclipses, revealing a new way SETI hunts signals ...

On March 31, SpaceX launched the private Fram2 mission, which sent four private astronauts on a 3.5-day mission to Earth ...

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The aim is to establish better coordination between astronauts, robotic missions, and artificial intelligence.

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