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Early Earth’s air may show us how to find signs of alien life

Space

Early Earth’s air may show us how to find signs of alien life

Oxygen isn’t the best beacon of life on an alien world. We need to look for other gases organisms spew into the air, and early Earth can show us what to target

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Deadly solar flares may have helped seed life on Mars and beyond

Space

Deadly solar flares may have helped seed life on Mars and beyond

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Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

Space

Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

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Person stood on a hill against a dark sky with the Milky Way visible, shining a torch upwards

Life

Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

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Planets near dangerous stars could shield alien life under smog

Space

Planets near dangerous stars could shield alien life under smog

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Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has a hidden ‘conveyer belt’ of heat

Space

Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has a hidden ‘conveyer belt’ of heat

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An astronaut outside the International Space Station

Space

No, aliens aren't lurking on the International Space Station

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Enceladus

Life

Private mission may get us back to Enceladus sooner than NASA

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Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

Space

Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

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The message we're sending to nearby aliens is no threat to Earth

Space

The message we're sending to nearby aliens is no threat to Earth

Critics fear provoking hostile extraterrestrials by beaming messages to our closest exoplanets but there's no need to worry, says METI president Douglas Vakoch

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Space

We just sent a message to try to talk to aliens on another world

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Space

We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

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Space

Enceladus’s hot, gritty core may cook up ingredients for life

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Space

We may have found 20 habitable worlds hiding in plain sight

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