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Giant Volcano and Hidden Ice Challenge Old Theories

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Figure 1: A giant volcano hiding in plain sight in one of Mars’ most iconic regions.The newly discovered giant volcano on Mars ...

Galactic Winds of Change Captured by Webb Space Telescope

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal gas wind dispersal in planet-forming disks, advancing our understanding of planet formation dynamics and disk ...

SETI searches for alien signals synchronized with supernova 1987A

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Dr. Sarah Adams

If aliens are synchronizing their signals with light coming from supernova 1987A, then the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is on the ...

Asteroid Impact Near Berlin Reveals Rare Aubrite Treasures

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Aubrite meteorite from asteroid 2024 BX1, photographed at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin by Laura Kranich, a Freie Universität MSc student and ...

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don’t learn from history

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Dr. Sarah Adams

We’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact. In February, President Joe Biden gave orders ...

Strange ‘slide whistle’ fast radio burst picked up by alien-hunting telescope defies explanation

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomers watched 35 explosive outbursts from a rare repeating “fast radio burst” (FRB) as it shifted in frequency like a “cosmic slide ...

SETI’s 1st ‘conversation’ with a humpback whale offers insight on how to talk to E.T.

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Humpback whale “conversations” provide valuable insight on how humans may one day communicate with life beyond Earth. Researchers from the SETI Institute, ...

Unlocking the Strange Puzzle of Fast Radio Bursts

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Researchers at the SETI Institute have observed 35 bursts from FRB 20220912A using the Allen Telescope Array, shedding light on the mysterious ...

Mysterious fast radio bursts in space keep getting stranger

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Fast radio ...

SETI Institute gets $200 million to seek out evidence of alien life

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Dr. Sarah Adams

For a number of decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) has been combing the stars for signs of a technologically ...