extraterrestrial
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Even “Firelight,” the amateur movie he made as an Arizona teenager in 1964, revolved around extraterrestrial visitors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
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
While Disclosure Day centres on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, many of its themes focus on trust, secrecy and how societies respond when long-held assumptions are challenged.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
One exploding rocket won’t put an end to extraterrestrial ambitions.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
How would we explain the global arms race to a dispassionate extraterrestrial observer?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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