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A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began
A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin's 'warm little ponds' found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.
Will we ever be able to communicate with aliens?
Scientists are investigating the possible forms that alien languages might take — and whether we might be able to understand them.
Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds
Researchers have just come a step closer to uncovering the secrets of an alien planet that may be the most likely of all known extrasolar worlds to host life.
SETI scientists begin huge new hunt for intelligent aliens
The search for alien technosignatures has dramatically expanded, thanks to a new experiment called COSMIC.
1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
Scientists beamed out a deep-space travel ad to potential aliens in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, urging them to visit Lexington, Kentucky.
Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why
To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.
James Webb Space Telescope could look for 'carbon-lite' exoplanet atmospheres in search for alien life
If the James Webb Space Telescope detects depleted carbon dioxide in a planet's atmosphere, that could indicate water.
2023: The year UFOs descended on Washington, DC (but not like you'd expect)
For those who follow news related to UFOs, 2023 will be remembered as the year that UFOs came to Washington, D.C.
Life beyond Earth may form in the coldest depths of space, Ryugu asteroid samples reveal
PAHs may be able to form in cold regions of space, affecting what scientists think about the origins of planets and possibility of alien life.
In the quest to find alien life, scientists are searching for extrasolar Earth-Jupiter duos
"Of the other small planets like Earth that are out there, which of them have Jupiter siblings? Because this might be an important characteristic to look for, if we want to figure out where to find life."
