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We may be about to discover alien AI instead of aliens

For generations, humans have imagined what it would be like to discover life beyond Earth. Would alien beings look anything ...
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The octopus may be the closest thing to an alien on Earth

When people imagine life on other planets, they often picture creatures unlike anything found on Earth. Perhaps they have ...

There’s a Chilling Reason Why We Haven’t Made Contact With Aliens Yet, Scientists Say

Hollywood makes initiating alien contact seem much easier than it has proven to be. In E.T. the Extraterrestrial, E.T. got stranded on earth when his alien compadres abandoned their botany mission. In ...
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If aliens landed on Earth tomorrow, what would they eat?

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

Here's What's On The Golden Record, NASA's Message To Aliens Carried By The Voyager Probes

Sagan's team created the greatest puzzle of all time, which you can only solve if your species understands the basic nature ...
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What Does the Alien’s Message Mean in Disclosure Day? All About the End of Steven Spielberg’s New Movie

Steven Spielberg's new movie debuted in theaters on June 12 Niko Tavernise/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment Disclosure Day, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, premiered in theaters ...
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This One Key Aliens Scene Has Been Turned Into a Lie by Romulus & Alien: Earth

Case in point: James Cameron’s Aliens took a sharp turn from Ridley Scott’s original film, changing the tone from a sci-fi/horror nightmare to an action-horror thrill ride. Cameron was clearly ...