Scientists say moons around rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough for life thanks to tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres. These dark, starless worlds may have had ...

Linda Staddon, a longtime volunteer at Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown, was honored on Wednesday for her 40 years of ...

Scotland's World Cup match against Brazil was expected to attract plenty of attention -- but an anticipated alien invasion was not on the list.

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One of the most repeated truisms in social-science research is: “The No. 1 best thing for your well-being is your relationships.” Despite using this line myself many times, I’ve nevertheless ...

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In Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, opening tomorrow, protagonists race across the globe to expose a decades-long government cover-up and reveal to the world that extraterrestrial life is real. It’s ...

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Last summer, a NASA-funded asteroid impact warning system detected a mysterious object speeding through the solar system. Scientists determined the object had entered the solar system from deep space, ...