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NASA is investigating the possibility of sending a probe to Mars that could directly seek out alien life forms.
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In a recent Twitter exchange, Leland Melvin described seeing 'something organic/alien-like' in the payload bay.
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An extrasolar world 500 light years away could be the most promising place yet to look for alien life.
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Researchers at Oxford University maintain that we are probably the only intelligent life forms in the universe.
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A new theory suggests that an intelligent alien civilization may try to collect and store stars for energy.
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If we ever do make contact with intelligent aliens, would we have any chance of understanding them ?
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A new theory has put forward the possibility that killer robots have wiped out all intelligent alien life.
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A bizarre new theory proposes that octopus embryos arrived on Earth on a comet millions of years ago.
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The world's most comprehensive hunt for intelligent extraterrestrials is about to begin its next major phase.
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ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter has started its mission to seek out traces of biologically-produced methane on Mars.
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On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
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The European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter will be starting its mission within the next two weeks.
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A lack of phosphorus in the universe could mean that Earth-type life is a lot rarer than commonly thought.
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Geomicrobiologist Barry DiGregorio maintains that the Curiosity rover has found evidence of alien life forms.
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New laboratory experiments have added support to the idea that microbes could be living on Saturn's icy moon.
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Two astrophysicists have warned that malicious aliens could send us a message infected with a virus.
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Dr. Michio Kaku maintains that contact with an alien civilization will happen before the century is out.
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Researchers believe that humanity would be more likely to welcome than fear the discovery of alien life.
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The space rock known as 'Oumuamua is thought to have been tumbling around chaotically for billions of years.
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It is looking increasingly likely that the Trappist-1 system's seven worlds could be home to alien life.