Philae Lander finds organic life above comet Among the results gathered by the Lander, was the discovery of organic molecules in the atmosphere just above the comet’s surface. This find could indicate that the building blocks of life from which…
In 1976 NASA’s two Viking landers touched down on the surface of Mars. The probes conducted a host of biological experiments, including collecting samples of Martian soil to test for organic compounds – the building blocks of life – and…
It’s a shame about the name. But in the search for habitable planets, most of the important boxes are ticked by OGLE-2013-BLG-0341LBb. The newly-discovered world – twice the size of Earth – is the same distance from the twin stars…
Aurora, Texas was Roswell before Roswell: a middle-of-nowhere town that suddenly became surrounded by legend when an alleged alien visitor crash-landed from outer space. On this date in 1897 the alien UFO allegedly smashed into a windmill belonging to Judge…
Ancient plant material has been preserved in the glass formed by asteroids hitting the Earth, scientists report. The “frozen in aspic” appearance of what are apparently fragments of grass is spectacular enough. But a team writing in Geology journal says…
Humans will be able to discover intelligent extraterrestrial life within the next 25 years by detecting alien-produced electromagnetic signals in space, a US scientist has claimed. By 2040 or so, astronomers will have scanned enough star systems to detect alien-produced…
The search for extraterrestrial life is fraught with uncertainly. Faced with a seemingly infinite Universe and an assumption that life beyond our planet is an inevitability, we focus on nooks and crannies that have similar habitable environments to Earth and…
J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI “I would do it but before agreeing to it we must insist upon full access to discs recovered. For instance in the (2nd) case the Army grabbed it and would not let us…
The question really should be: “Who says they’re NOT real?” It’s impossible to find any government official who will flat-out say UFOs or flying saucers are not real. Check out the following quotes. U.S. Presidents President John F. Kennedy in…
Scientists working on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission have been somewhat sparing until now when describing exactly how the rocks drilled, gobbled and cooked by the Curiosity rover paint a picture of a life-friendly environment. Well, no more. In a…
America get ready! Aliens will be found soon, it’s official. The House science committee met In Dec 2013 to discuss the search for extraterrestrial life — concluding that it was only a matter of time, and funding, until life on…
Apollo 11’s Sighting Aliens. Extraterrestrials. Space Men. Whatever you call them, sightings have been around since man first gazed into the skies. And what follows are 15 signs that just may prove they very well exist. Let’s start with NASA.…
