extraterrestrial
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Fast facts: The “E.T.” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” director Steven Spielberg revisits interplanetary life in this thriller starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor as two strangers drawn together by their extraterrestrial experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
One exploding rocket won’t put an end to extraterrestrial ambitions.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The files do not draw any definitive conclusions about the existence of extraterrestrial life or provide any evidence of alien technology.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
His latest brings extraterrestrial life into the realm of ’70s conspiracy thrillers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Thus according to the common-sense view the science of extraterrestrial beings, if they exist and if they are intelligent, must, where it overlaps with our science, agree with it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Vocabulary lists containing extraterrestrial
Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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Earth and the Solar System - Middle School
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