No Man’s Sky – How to Quickly Learn Alien Words & Languages

There are several ways to learn new Alien Words in No Man’s Sky:

• Pick up the glowing Orbs in Atlas Interfaces (you can get 5+ new words per Atlas Station).
• Interact with the big stone pillars on planets. They will be marked with a purple symbol: 
  Use your Scanner to locate them quickly. Some planets are filled with them. On others they are relatively rare. When you see a lot of them popping up on your scanner there’s usually more nearby.
• Talk to Aliens (e.g. in space stations). Sometimes during multiple-choice dialogues an Alien will teach you new words when giving the the correct answer. This is very random and usually they give you upgrade recipes instead. You can try talking to them several times in a row by giving them 20 carbon. They will do something to help you out – refill your health, shield etc. or teach you a new word.

Knowing new words will make dialogues easier. And giving the correct answer can yield very good ugrade blueprints. The higher your standing with a faction, the better rewards you can get from them.