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ScienceJul 21, 2026

Astronomers Scan a Faraway Ocean World for Signs of Alien Technology

Using two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes, astronomers searched the distant exoplanet K2-18b, one of the most promising candidates for hosting life, for signals that might come from alien technology. They found none, but the record setting search proved a faster method for future searches.

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James Webb Telescope Reveals How a Giant Black Hole Feeds Itself

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A New Chinese AI Model Wipes Out $3.3 Trillion in Chip Stocks

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Astronomers Scan a Faraway Ocean World for Signs of Alien Technology

James Webb Telescope Reveals How a Giant Black Hole Feeds Itself

A New Chinese AI Model Wipes Out $3.3 Trillion in Chip Stocks

Judge Pauses Paramount's $110 Billion Deal to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery

Iran Strikes Two Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz as US Bombs Iran for a 10th Night

An Old Spinal-Injury Drug Shows New Promise Against Alzheimer's

The 1975's Matty Healy Marries Gabbriette Bechtel at Madonna's Former L.A. Estate

Wall Street Climbs Even as Iran War Rattles Oil Markets

Yemen's Houthis Declare Naval Blockade of Saudi Arabia as Iran War Widens

Archaeologists Uncover a One-of-a-Kind Greek Racecourse in Ancient Libya

Scientists Identify the Rare Space Rock That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

Apple's Lawsuit Is Already Hurting OpenAI's Hardware Ambitions, Report Finds

Spain Wins Second World Cup Title With Extra-Time Thriller Over Argentina

America's Iran War Toll Hits 18 After Deadly Blast in Iraq

Archaeologists Fully Uncover a 2,000-Year-Old 'Olympic-Scale' Roman Pool in Turkey

Astronomers Detect a True Sugar in Interstellar Space for the First Time

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Shatters Box Office Records in Its Opening Weekend

England Outlasts France 6-4 in the World Cup's Highest-Scoring Game in Decades

Iran Suspends Interim Deal With US as Strikes Hit Desalination Plants Near Hormuz

Archaeologists Uncover 18 Sealed Tombs With Gold 'Tongues' on Egypt's Coast

India's Skyroot Aerospace Launches the Country's First Private Orbital Rocket

Chip Stocks Post Worst Week in Over a Year as Netflix Guidance Disappoints Wall Street

Argentina and Spain Meet in a World Cup Final Unlike Any Before It

Two US Troops Killed as Iranian Missiles Strike American Base in Jordan