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Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

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A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...