<![CDATA[BECKY FERREIRA - Home]]>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:23:58 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[2025: A Banner Year for Aliens]]>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:48:45 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/2025-a-banner-year-for-aliensWhat an incredible year it’s been for aliens—and therefore the alien-obsessed.

Now, to tie the year up in a neat little extraterrestrial bow, Steven Spielberg has dropped the trailer for his forthcoming film Disclosure Day, due out next summer. 

Read the full story on The BeX Files!
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]]><![CDATA[Earth-Like Planets Are More Common Than We Thought]]>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:11:44 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/earth-like-planets-are-more-common-than-we-thoughtNormally, it’s bad news to be next to an exploding star. But ancient supernovae may have aided the formation of our home world—and perhaps Earthlike planets elsewhere. Read more on The Abstract!
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]]><![CDATA[How deadly is Mars? Depends on the tardigrade]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:49:24 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/how-deadly-is-mars-depends-on-the-tardigradeThanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! Get your gardening tools and your spelunking gear, because today, we're going to try to inhabit Mars. Click here for the full story!
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]]><![CDATA[Aliens invade a book club (and other updates)]]>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:38:58 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/aliens-invade-a-book-club-and-other-updatesIt’s a short file today with a few updates and links. To start, I’m excited to announce that First Contact has been selected for the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) book club. Click for more!
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]]><![CDATA[Being Famous Can Shorten Your Lifespan, Scientists Find]]>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:22:27 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/being-famous-can-shorten-your-lifespan-scientists-findScientists found that major celebrities died four years earlier than their less famous peers, hinting that fame itself can be a mortality risk. Read more on The Abstract!
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]]><![CDATA[Americans Are Becoming More Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth]]>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:30:01 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/americans-are-becoming-more-convinced-that-aliens-have-visited-earthThanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! This week, it's poll-tested.
Let's jump right in: How likely do you think it is that aliens have already visited Earth?...
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]]><![CDATA[Xenoarcheology: the search for extraterrestrial death]]>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:05:27 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/xenoarcheology-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-death
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Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! Get out your trowels and sieves, because this Friday, we're excavating extraterrestrials. Click here for the full story!
]]><![CDATA[Why Are We Obsessed With Aliens?]]>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:39:42 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/why-are-we-obsessed-with-aliensWhy are we so fixated on ETs? Journalist Becky Ferreira has looked into it and reports back her findings on this week’s edition of The Paranormal Podcast.
]]><![CDATA[Q&A with 'First Contact' author Becky Ferreira]]>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:37:31 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/qa-with-first-contact-author-becky-ferreiraMake contact with Becky in this interview with space.com!
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]]><![CDATA[Bugonia and the corporate alien]]>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:19:35 GMThttps://www.beckyferreira.com/home/bugonia-and-the-corporate-alienToday’s BeX file is about Bugonia, the new film from director Yorgas Lanthimos and his latest collaboration with Emma Stone. Click for no spoilers but a unique analysis!
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