Are alien probes hiding in our backyard? A new study says we've barely looked

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other ...
Interesting Engineering

New Archimedes laser weapon system for low-cost drone kill trialed for Pentagon

Aurelius Systems’ autonomous laser weapon has completed live testing for the Pentagon, neutralizing more than 25 drones ...
CNET

This Ultraslim Portable Power Station Keeps Your Fridge Running During Outages

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How Alien Conspiracy Theory Got Respectable — and Brought America Back to Magical Thinking

Alien conspiracy theory is getting respectable (with a little help from "Disclosure Day"), and it has helped bring America ...
The Cool Down

Scientists build 'alien coral' copper cooler that could make AI data centers far less thirsty

One of the biggest challenges facing the AI boom is how to efficiently cool the massive, energy-intensive data centers that ...

A faster way to forecast alien weather

The TRAPPIST-1 system, located about 41 light years from Earth, has been a focal point of much exoplanetary discussion—mainly ...
Space.com

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for 'technosignatures' comes up empty

Radio astronomers recently hunted for " technosignatures " coming from 3I/ATLAS, which is just the third confirmed ...
Boston Herald

Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy

NEW YORK (AP) — A moment early on in “Disclosure Day” will instinctively feel familiar to anyone who grew up with Steven Spielberg films. A TV weather report predicts hail. The camera pans downward, ...