White House UFO council will be led by Harvard professor known for controversial alien theories

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks ...

The Harvard astronomer dubbed Trump’s chief alien hunter starts by assuming UFOs human-made

A controversial Harvard University cosmologist who has suggested alien lifeforms could be sailing into the solar system disguised as meteors is leading the Trump administration’ ...
WBUR

Declassified Pentagon UFO files detail mysterious 1947 incident in New Hampshire

The Pentagon released over a hundred newly declassified files related to UFOs (now officially referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAP) last month, including a handful of pages and ...
BBC Sky at Night Magazine on MSN

Who is Avi Loeb? Trump's lead UFO researcher talks alien life and what would happen if we find we're not alone

Astronomer Avi Loeb gives his thoughts on the prospect of finding signs of intelligent life beyond our Solar System.
The Weather Network

Planets shine and two meteor showers crisscross the night sky in July 2026

Look to the west to catch Venus and Jupiter shining bright, with Saturn and Mars visible in the east for early risers, and keep an eye out for meteors throughout the latter half of the month! Keep ...
The New York Times

Alan Hale, Sky Watcher Who Created a Comet Sensation, Dies at 68

In 1995, he and Thomas Bopp spotted, from different states, the same mysterious object in the sky. What turned out to be a comet was named after them: Hale-Bopp. By Trip Gabriel Alan Hale, who wheeled ...