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Prof. Avi Loeb, center, on a scientific expedition off of the coast of Papua New Guinea in June 2023 to identify parts of a possible interstellar meteor that crashed in 2014. (Courtesy of Loeb)
July 1, 2026, 4:09 pm
Polarizing Israeli-born Harvard astronomer picked to lead White House UFO council
Avi Loeb vows to brief public and create website to share findings of team tasked with investigating origins of mysterious orbs and other objects reported by military personnel
By Collin Binkley
Screen capture from video of former US president Barack Obama during an interview with commentator Brian Tyler Cohen published February 14, 2026. (X)
February 16, 2026, 3:20 pm
Shutting down buzz, Obama says no evidence aliens have made contact
Former US president clarifies he wasn’t saying he knows aliens exist during jocular interview, only that they likely do, but probably have not visited Earth
By AP
The welcome to Roswell sign includes UFO decor. (Larry Luxner/ JTA)
November 15, 2025, 5:29 am
Roswell, New Mexico, is rife with UFOs, scorpions and conspiracy theories — but few Jews
A Jewish ufologist helped put the isolated desert town on the map, but in a city forged around the religion of aliens, Jewish life is virtually nonexistent
By Larry Luxner
A handout picture released by the press office of the Mexican Congress shows an alleged body of a 'non-human' being exhibited at the Mexican Congress in Mexico City on September 12, 2023. (Handout / Mexico's Congress / AFP)
September 14, 2023, 11:51 am
Mexican Congress displays alleged bodies of space aliens
Controversial journalist presents purported corpses, claimed to be around 1,000 years old, garnering surprise and ridicule on social media
By AFP
Prof. Avi Loeb, center, on a scientific expedition off of the coast of Papua New Guinea in June 2023 to identify parts of a possible interstellar meteor that crashed in 2014. (Courtesy of Loeb)
July 27, 2023, 2:43 am
Avi Loeb’s claims of finding possible alien technology are polarizing scientists
Funded by a crypto mogul, the Israel-born Harvard professor says a meteor that exploded off the coast of Papua New Guinea may be the first interstellar object found by humanity
By Rich Tenorio
Illustrative: The image from video provided by the US Department of Defense, from 2015, shows an unexplained object as it is tracked while soaring high among the clouds, traveling against the wind. (Department of Defense via AP)
December 17, 2022, 4:42 pm
Pentagon receives hundreds of new UFO reports — though no evidence of aliens yet
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office says it has seen uptick in reporting of unidentified objects in the sky; some may have been new technologies flown by Russia, China
By TARA COPP
The new FAST telescope in China is the largest radio telescope ever built. (Video screenshot)
April 30, 2022, 7:41 am
Alien-hunting scientists controversially want to blast out Earth’s location
Stephen Hawking warned of danger of contacting aliens with superior tech, saying they could destroy humanity; others say advanced civilization would already know of our existence
By chris impey
Meyerson matriarch Celeste (Barbara Barrie) and her daughter Terri (Kate Mulgrew) discuss the meaning of life in "The Magnificent Meyersons." (Argot Pictures via JTA)
August 21, 2021, 2:54 am
Not even aliens can shake up a clan of NYC Jews in ‘The Magnificent Meyersons’
An extraterrestrial cameo helps a family come to terms with their existential questions in this independent film written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer
By Andrew Lapin
An artist’s impression of the interstellar asteroid Oumuamua. Scientist Avi Loeb believes it could have been an extraterrestrial artifact. (Courtesy/European Southern Observatory, M. Kornmesser)
July 30, 2021, 4:07 am
Israeli Harvard professor launches search for ‘extraterrestrial civilizations’
Avi Loeb’s Galileo Project will seek out objects made by existing or extinct otherworldly cultures; theoretical physicist has clashed with scientific establishment over theories
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: The image from video provided by the US Department of Defense, from 2015, shows an unexplained object as it is tracked while soaring high among the clouds, traveling against the wind. (Department of Defense via AP)
June 5, 2021, 5:49 pm
US report on UFOs: No evidence of aliens, but phenomenon remains unexplained
Officials don’t rule out sightings were other countries’ new technologies; White House press secretary: ‘We take reports of incursions into our airspace very seriously’
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and Robert Burns
In this February 14, 2016 illustrative photo, a woman in an alien costume poses for a picture during the annual Alien Festival in Capilla del Monte, Cordoba, Argentina, the site of an alleged UFO sighting 30 years ago. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
April 29, 2021, 4:25 am
How do aliens look? An Israeli zoologist’s down-to-earth theory on ET evolution
In his new book ‘The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy,’ Arik Kershenbaum argues that using earthly evolutionary biology is the best way to picture interstellar life
By Rich Tenorio
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