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Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study

  • Written by Kevin Knuth, Associate Professor of Physics, University at Albany, State University of New York
US F/A-18 footage of a UFO (circled in red). Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Parzival191919, CC BY-NC-SA

Are we alone? Unfortunately, neither of the answers feel satisfactory. To be alone in this vast universe is a lonely prospect. On the other hand, if we are not alone and there is someone or something more...

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