Space
We could find alien life on exoplanets by looking for its glow
Most of the closest exoplanets we鈥檝e found orbit stars that can release flares of dangerous UV light, but those very flares might force life to evolve to glow
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Chemistry
Chemist Lee Cronin is building an alien to work out why life exists
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Space
Internet joke plan to ‘raid’ Area 51 gets stern reply from US military
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Space
Planet in triple-star system may be our best chance to find alien life
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Space
Working hypothesis: from Raspberry Pi to abolishing time
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Space
Unique chance to confirm methane spikes 鈥� and perhaps life 鈥� on Mars
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Space
A simple experiment could help find alien life on Europa
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Space
Prepare to jump to light speed: Inside the mission to go interstellar
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Space
Curiosity is entering what may be the best area to find life on Mars
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Space
We鈥檝e found 4000 exoplanets but almost zero are right for life
The chemical reactions that give rise to life need enough liquid water and not too much ultraviolet light, which seems to be a rare combination in the galaxy
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Space
I want to believe: An astronomer’s view of aliens
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Life
Lewis Dartnell: Astrobiology 鈥� the search for alien life
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Space
Didier Queloz: The search for habitable exoplanets
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Space
Salty Martian groundwater may have enough oxygen to support life
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