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epa12671534 SpaceX and xAI CEO Elon Musk speaks during a panel discussion during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, 22 January 2026. The 2026 summit, running from 19 to 23 January and held under the theme 'A Spirit of Dialogue,' brings together global political leaders, corporate executives, and scientists to address international challenges. EPA/GIAN EHRENZELLER

Elon Musk says he is an alien in front of crowd at Davos

World January 23, 2026 By Sarah Ping

Glowing unidentified objects in the night sky.

British military 'wanted to acquire UFO technology to protect Brits'

UK January 4, 2026 By Luke Alsford

Caveman aliens could be hiding on Mars, scientists say

Tech December 31, 2025 By Herbie Russell

Could we defend ourselves against aliens?

Could Earth defend itself if aliens paid us all a visit?

Tech January 5, 2026 By Josh Milton

Emily Blunt wearing pink dress as weather girl in Disclosure Day

Fans thrilled Emily Blunt's 'real stutter' appears in Steven Spielberg’s new trailer

Film December 17, 2025 By Danni Scott

NASA?s Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Nov. 30, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI) https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/3iatlas/2025/12/04/nasas-hubble-space-telescope-revisits-interstellar-comet/

New images of 3I/ATLAS comet 'with a heartbeat' released by Nasa

Tech December 8, 2025 By Jen Mills

This photo provided by Gianluca Masi shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas as it streaks through space, 190 million miles from Earth, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. The image was taken from Manciano, Italy. (Gianluca Masi via AP)

Space expert gives his verdict on what's making mysterious space rock pulse

Tech December 7, 2025 By Jen Mills

A still from The Age of Disclosure with a UFO over the White House and multiple people

Alien conspiracy documentary that 'could change the world' now streaming on Amazon Prime

Film November 22, 2025 By Asyia Iftikhar

Move over Mars - Aliens could be living on one of Saturn's icy moons instead

Tech November 13, 2025 By Josh Milton

This image composed from multiple exposures and provided by NSF's NOIRLab shows a comet streaking across a star field above the International Gemini Observatory on Cerro Pachon, near La Serena, Chile. (NSF's NoirLab via AP)

Tracker shows path of comet which conspiracists think is 'alien spacecraft'

Tech October 5, 2025 By Josh Milton

Trump post on alien-based 'medbed' conspiracy theory defended by White House

US October 1, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

This artist?s concept shows the volatile red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its four most closely orbiting planets, all of which have been observed by NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has found no definitive signs of an atmosphere around any of these worlds yet. Artwork: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

Could this rock a 453,000,000-year-long drive away be home to alien life?

Tech September 12, 2025 By Josh Milton

This image provided by NASA shows NASA's Perseverance Mars rover taking a selfie, made up of 62 individual images on July 23, 2024. (NASA via AP)

Is there life on Mars? Nasa rover uncovers strongest hint yet

Tech September 10, 2025 By Josh Milton

Unidentified flying object in the sky

We could get 'proof of aliens by Christmas' after 'interstellar visitor' flies past us

Tech September 9, 2025 By Josh Milton

Expert gives verdict on 'wrinkled mushroom' spotted on Mars

Tech June 18, 2025 By Jen Mills

An artist impression of a UFO

Scientists have a new way to find aliens - and they could be closer than we think

Tech June 4, 2025 By Josh Milton

We're now even closer to finding out if there was life on Mars

Tech April 18, 2025 By Josh Milton

What could life be like on newly discovered planet + other potential planets where life could be Credit: Getty / NASA / Metro

Planet where life may have been found is 1,000,000,000 years away by car

Tech June 4, 2025 By Josh Milton

An illustration shows a hycean world ??? an exoplanet with a liquid water ocean beneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere - orbiting a red dwarf star. Based on observations by the James Webb Space Telescope, the exoplanet K2-18 b might fit in this category.

Signs of 'alien life' found 124 light years from Earth

Tech April 17, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

UFO concept. A flying triangle floating above the countryside at night.

'Secret' document claims Soviet forces 'turned to stone by alien attack'

World April 15, 2025 By Jasper King