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Geraint Lewis at New Scientist Live 2019

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The search for aliens: Is anybody out there?

Intelligent life in the universe seems to be vanishingly rare. Astrophysicist Geraint Lewis reveals our odds of us ever meeting aliens

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Imagined Mars settlement

Space

Should SpaceX be allowed to contaminate Mars with Earth microbes?

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Inflatible green Aliens standing in line

Life

Alien life could be weirder than our Earthling brains can ever imagine

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Avi Loeb

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When will we hear from aliens? We may already have done so

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Javier Martin-Torres

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Life on Mars: Could we build a home on the Red Planet?

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Javier Martin-Torres

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Life on Mars: Could we build a home on the Red Planet?

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life artwork

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Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

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BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

Space

BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

Culture

Artist's impression of a watery exoplanet

Space

Ocean worlds with a thick atmosphere may be better for life than Earth

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New Scientist Live 2019 highlights: Aliens, jet packs and Homo naledi

New Scientist Live

New Scientist Live 2019 highlights: Aliens, jet packs and Homo naledi

Talks that the New Scientist editorial team are most looking forward to at New Scientist Live, the world's greatest science festival, 10-13 October 2019

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Does alien life have to look like us? Or even be intelligent?

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This watery planet is the best place to hunt life we've seen so far

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Are there any aliens out there? We are close to knowing for sure

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Space

We could find alien life on exoplanets by looking for its glow

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