Alien Life | Astronomy.com

A curved, icy surface stretches across the lower portion of the frame, with multiple bright jets of vapor and particles erupting upward into a black sky from the moon's fractured southern terrain.

Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life

Could aliens ever visit Earth?

Telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array sit beneath a starry night sky. The array is designed to listen for signals sent or generated by extraterrestrial life.

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Should we keep looking for ET?

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The search for aliens levels up

Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting — but confirmation can take years

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Could this telescope find life on alien worlds?

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Chilean gypsum could help us find biosignatures on Mars

Could life travel between planets on an asteroid? This hardy bacterium suggests it can

Astronomers confirm potentially habitable exoplanet in the solar neighborhood

Animal life unlikely around a third of stars in the galaxy, study says

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Did aliens watch 1950s nuclear tests? ‘Maybe,’ studies say

The search for alien life may depend on plate tectonics