Aliens have invaded the news again. Last month, two US presidents weighed in on the topic in rapid succession, managing to make a public that was already obsessed with extraterrestrials even more so.

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

A new method to recognise the chemical properties of living things could help us detect alien life even if it functions differently from life on Earth. When searching for alien life, scientists ...

Donald Trump pledged to release government records on aliens and UFOs if reelected. Trump's promise followed his criticism of Barack Obama for discussing his belief in aliens. A 2023 law already ...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on board Air Force One on Feb. 19, 2026. Reporter With talk of aliens making headlines in the past week, President Donald Trump announced Thursday night that ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday night said he would declassify government files related to alien life and unidentified flying objects, citing the “tremendous interest” in the topic, an announcement ...

Former President Obama has clarified recent comments he made about aliens being real, saying that he “saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us.” “I was ...

Barack Obama seemingly confirmed the existence of aliens in a podcast, though he later walked back his comments on Instagram. Congress has held multiple hearings on UFOs, now called UAPs, since 2023, ...

It is often suggested that this may have already happened: alien technosignatures may have reached Earth during the past six decades but have gone unnoticed. If that is true, it suggests that more ...

Former president Barack Obama this weekend appeared to drop an otherworldly bombshell: extraterrestrials exist. “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” Obama said in a podcast released Saturday.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Former President Barack Obama made a striking statement about extraterrestrial life during a wide-ranging interview with ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said a Honduran criminal illegal alien rammed a law enforcement vehicle during an arrest attempt in New Jersey on Tuesday, forcing an agent to shoot out ...