extraterrestrial
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That kind of global spending sounds good but what about extraterrestrial spending?
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Because liquid water is essential for life as we know it, these moons rank among the most promising places in the solar system to search for extraterrestrial life.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
When this extraterrestrial jetsam occasionally plunges through the atmosphere, it poses a risk to life, infrastructure and the environment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 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
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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