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The Allen Telescope Array

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Fake alien message sent to Earth to prepare us for first contact

A coded message has been sent from a spacecraft orbiting Mars to simulate potential communication from an advanced alien civilisation

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Space

What are the prospects for life on the icy moons Europa and Enceladus?

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An artist's impression of ‘Oumuamua, passing through the solar system

Space

Space rock or flashy alien technology? We're going to find out

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Supernova 1987A shines brightly close to centre of this image

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Supernovae might be a good place to hunt for alien broadcasts

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Two planets orbiting a red-dwarf star (illustration)

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Up to 74% of planets in the ‘habitable zone’ may not be good for life

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

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LIGO may be able to detect alien warp drives using gravitational waves

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Bacteria picture

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Bacteria could survive just under Mars's surface for 280 million years

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WHY haven't we heard from aliens? Nestled amongst the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System

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Why haven't we heard from aliens? There is a reason for the silence

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The hunt for extraterrestrial life is about to enter a new era

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The hunt for extraterrestrial life is about to enter a new era

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Alien plants: The search for photosynthesis on other worlds

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Alien plants: The search for photosynthesis on other worlds

Looking for signs of life in exoplanet atmospheres is fraught with uncertainty. But now that we can detect polarised light reflected directly off other worlds, we could spot unmistakable evidence of photosynthesis

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Life

Tanja Bosak interview: How Perseverance will hunt for life on Mars

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Technosignatures

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Avi Loeb interview: Could ‘Oumuamua be alien technology after all?

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There may not be life on Venus after all but we shouldn't despair

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