Did an alien planet just "speak" to Earth? Scientists decode Beta Pictoris B’s first-ever radio signals

Astronomers have detected radio waves coming directly from an exoplanet for the first time. The signal from Beta Pictoris b could reveal secrets about its powerful magnetic field and auroras.

Is a nearby advanced alien civilization out there waiting to pounce on Earth? Unlikely, says new study

Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent ...
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Could aliens spot Earth with the same planet-hunting techniques we use?

Using the same planet-hunting techniques as Earth astronomers, would inhabitants of a planet hundreds of light-years away be able to detect Earth? Or would the gas giants overpower their observations?
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Alien oceans could look nothing like Earth’s - and some may be hundreds of miles deep

Earth may not be the only world with vast bodies of liquid water, and some distant planets could contain far more water than our own. Depending on a planet’s mass, temperature and composition, its ...
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We’re Using Giant Freakin’ Lasers To Probe Alien Planets

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Milky Way galaxy has more than 400 billion stars in it. Over the last few decades, ...
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Youngest new 'alien planet' ever discovered – and it's 5,000 times younger than Earth

Astronomers have made the recent discovery and say the new planet is a exoplanet which is forming in a cloud of debris around ...