Aliens and UFOs : Discovery News

What's Taking E.T. So Long to Find Us?

Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Jan 30, 2012 01:40 PM ET | 0

E.T. would have had plenty of time to reach us by now. Are we just being ignored? Read more

Cold Plasma Layer Detected High Above Earth

Posted Fri Jan 27, 2012 02:00 PM ET | 0

Cold, electrically charged particles have long been suspected to exist tens of thousands of miles above the Earth's surface, and now satellites have detected such ions there for the first time. Read more

NASA Debunks Mysterious Triangular 'UFO'

Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:22 PM ET | 0

Alien conspiracy theorists are foiled by the laws of physics. Read more

How Aliens Can Find Us (and Vice Versa): Photos

Posted Tue Nov 8, 2011 09:08 AM ET | 0

Explore how aliens might stumble upon our planet -- and how we might spot them first. Read more

New Bigfoot Sightings: Proof Still Lacking

Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Oct 13, 2011 03:00 PM ET | 0

A Michigan woman says she feeds a bigfoot family blueberry bagels; others say a "snowman" roams Siberia. Read more

5 News Stories (and a Video) You Can't Miss

Posted Fri Sep 16, 2011 01:42 PM ET

From a cat that glows green to an alien planet with two suns, catch this week's wildest and weirdest stories. Read more

Dolphin Whisperer Could Help Us Talk To E.T.

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Aug 31, 2011 04:51 PM ET | 0

Scientists hoping to develop a common language with dolphins may help us talk to extraterrestrials. Read more

Are UFOs Alien? No!

Posted by Mark Thompson Thu Aug 18, 2011 03:10 PM ET | 0

Astronomer Mark Thompson argues that we need only apply some common sense to know UFOs probably don't originate from space. Read more

Astronaut Movie Review: Cowboys and Aliens

Posted Wed Aug 10, 2011 03:16 PM ET | 0

NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao reviews the Hollywood-slobbering-alien-sci-fi blockbuster. Read more

Meteorites Carried Life's Building Block to Earth

Posted Tue Aug 9, 2011 09:13 AM ET | 0

Analysis of meteorites reveals they could have carried key elements of DNA to Earth. Read more

Top Exoplanets for Alien Life: Photos

Posted Sun Jul 31, 2011 03:04 PM ET | 0

The movie "Cowboys & Aliens" got us wondering which exoplanets found so far might be candidates for alien life? Read more

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Space: UFOs Over London Explained [VIDEO]

Posted Thu Jul 14, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

New videos appear to show UFOs hovering over London. But our resident skeptic Ben Radford shares five reasons why he thinks it's probably a hoax. Martin Berman reports. Watch video

How Many Intelligent Aliens are Out There?

Posted by Mark Thompson Thu May 5, 2011 01:53 PM ET | 0

Mark Thompson explores the famous Drake Equation and estimates how many communicating extraterrestrials could be out there. Read more

Do Aliens Speak Particle-Tongue?

Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Apr 18, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Instead of using radio waves or optical beams, ET may encode information on neutrinos. Read more

Space: Battle Los Angeles: Alien Life [VIDEO]

Posted Wed Mar 30, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

Angry aliens invade Earth in the new movie Battle: Los Angeles. And once again it's up to us to stop them. But what could life out there really be like? Jorge Ribas talks to SETI astronomer Seth Shostak to find out. Watch video