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UK proposes piggy-backing to search for alien signals

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UK proposes piggy-backing to search for alien signals

A slice of the British space budget could be used to scan for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence using data gathered by other pursuits

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Overprotection may be hampering hunt for Mars life

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Overprotection may be hampering hunt for Mars life

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Old Mars rover digs up evidence for drinkable water

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Old Mars rover digs up evidence for drinkable water

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Alien megaprojects: The hunt has begun

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Alien megaprojects: The hunt has begun

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NASA planet-hunter is injured and resting

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Alien hunting: how to find DNA on Mars

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Alien hunting: how to find DNA on Mars

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Meteorite's left-handed molecules a blow to ET search

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Curled-up young fern frond

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Life: is it inevitable or just a fluke?

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Budget cuts put alien search on hold

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Budget cuts put alien search on hold

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Alien-life claims spark monster mud-slinging

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Alien-life claims spark monster mud-slinging

As the scientific community recoils from the latest "close encounter" with ET, 51¶¯Âþ asks: what would convincing evidence of alien life look like?

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To boldly sow: Seeding the galaxy with Earthly life

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Could we detect trees on other planets?

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Arsenic-based bacteria point to new life forms

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Stingy aliens may call us on cheap rates only

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