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Vanity Fair reports from the Capitol Hill conference, where members of a sprawling community of national security experts and ...

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's ...

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A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

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