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Alien life could look nothing like what we expect. Here's how microbes beyond Earth might live without liquid water
Every known living thing on Earth needs water. The life-giving liquid makes up around 60 percent of each human’s body weight, ...
Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.
Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...
New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder to detect.
We might have had it wrong this whole time.
Andy Weir discusses his science-fueled novel “Project Hail Mary,” which has been adapted into a film that opens in theaters ...
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