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On Thursday the U.S. president ordered the release of federal files related to UFOs and aliens, although no evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth is known to exist ...

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After completing a second “wet dress rehearsal” of its upcoming moon mission, NASA said it is targeting a March 6 launch date ...

Researchers have rediscovered a 77-year-old recording of a haunting song that now has been determined to have come from a ...

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