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WASHINGTON (AP) — A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

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This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. When President Trump promised, in a social-media post in February, “to begin the process of identifying and ...