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Alien 'Wow!' Signal Could Soon be Explained
April 19, 2016 | ArticleWas the 1977 'Wow!' signal communications from an alien civilization? Or was it interference from a passing comet? In 2017, we may finally have an answer.
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Stephen Hawking: We Probably Won't Find Aliens Anytime Soon
April 14, 2016 | ArticleWill humanity find intelligent alien life anytime soon? Probably not, according to theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
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'Starshot' Interstellar Probes May Hunt for Alien Life Close to Home
April 13, 2016 | ArticleLaser-propelled probes designed to search for signs of life around nearby stars will also likely hunt for aliens on Saturn's moon Enceladus and other objects within Earth's own solar system.
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How Breakthrough Starshot's Interstellar Probes Would Work (Infographic)
April 12, 2016 | InfographicPostage-stamp-sized space probes could make a flyby of planets around Alpha Centauri within 20 years after launch.
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Mars Life Hunt: Could Basin Host Remains of an Ancient Biosphere?
April 01, 2016 | ArticleThe huge Argyre basin in southern Mars contains a wealth of ingredients thought necessary for the evolution of life, and should be a prime target for a tier of future missions, study team members said.
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'Laser Cloak' Could Hide Earth from Evil Aliens
March 31, 2016 | ArticleA simple laser beam could disrupt aliens' observations of Earth, making it look like there's nobody home on the third rock from the sun, a new study suggests.
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SETI's New Alien Life Hunt Targets 20,000 Small, Dim Stars
March 31, 2016 | ArticleScientists with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in California have begun a two-year hunt for signs of alien civilizations around 20,000 red dwarfs — stars considerably smaller and dimmer than Earth's sun.
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Life's Building Blocks Form In Replicated Deep Sea Vents
March 28, 2016 | ArticleChimney-like mineral structures on the seafloor could have helped create the RNA molecules that gave rise to life on Earth.
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Microbial Mats Offer Clues to Life on Early Earth
March 25, 2016 | ArticleMysterious branch-like formations in clusters of rock show what microbial life once looked like.
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Hunt for Intelligent Aliens Should Focus on 'Transit Zone'
March 01, 2016 | ArticleThe hunt for signs of intelligent aliens should focus on the swath of sky from which it's possible to see Earth pass in front of the sun. Any extraterrestrials living in this region may have already spotted Earth and started sending us messages.
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