alien
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But new observations reveal that the atmospheres surrounding some of these scorching alien worlds can have surprisingly uneven shapes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
She seems less like a criminal than an alien.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Noah is extraordinary because he’s also a Manhunter, created by the alien technology Zoe used to impregnate Kerry.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Being is alien, mystical and magical, a migrant finding her way in a new world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Patches covered the entire back panel with moons, rocket ships, skulls, alien heads, and something that looked like a chupacabra.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
With stories of monsters, aliens and time travel, “The Twilight Zone” could look like escapist entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In medbed lore, they are one of several kinds of aliens cited to explain the super-advanced “dimensional” medical technology.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Is it aliens we are seeking, “The Pineapple” begins to ask, or simply perhaps purpose?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Second, though “virtually all scientists” reject the idea that aliens have visited Earth, researchers are “increasingly confident that humanity will discover extraterrestrial life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It’s about The Picard racing against time-traveling aliens to solve an ancient mystery.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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