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A dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter has a salty ocean beneath its surface, making it a contender for alien life
"Ceres is the latest evidence that our solar system is filled with ancient habitable environments,"…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A spacecraft flying by Venus on Wednesday night could confirm recently found signs of alien life
The BepiColumbo spaceship is scheduled to fly by Venus twice on its way to Mercury, first this week…
Susie Neilson
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Saturn's 'Death Star' moon may have a secret ocean, revealing a new category of worlds that could host alien life
One of Saturn's smallest moons wasn't a candidate for alien life. But if Mimas has an ocean, it cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How would humans respond to the discovery of aliens? NASA enlisted dozens of religious scholars to find out.
Theologians at the NASA-funded program at the Center for Theological Inquiry researched how humans …
Erin Snodgrass
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NASA just detected water vapor on a moon of Jupiter - yet another clue that Europa's hidden ocean could hold alien life
The discovery is yet another sign that Europa has all the right ingredients for aliens - given the …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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These are the 4 likeliest places we'll find alien life
During a recent live TED Talk in New York, NASA planetary scientist Jim Green described the four mo…
Kelly Dickerson
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When the first alien life is discovered, it will not be on a planet
Still, it's entirely possible that life on Earth originated thanks to meteors that pummeled our pla…
Lauren F Friedman,Kevin Loria
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How humans will discover alien life that might otherwise be invisible
But other lifeforms could be based on something else entirely. Take Saturn's moon Titan, for exampl…
Jessica Orwig
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Astronomers are urging NASA to build a huge space telescope to see Earth-like worlds outside our solar system
NASA is just about to launch a groundbreaking space telescope. But a once-a-decade report asks the …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Any aliens living around 1,004 nearby stars should be able to see the signs of life on Earth, a study says
Aliens could see Earth passing in front of the sun and notice the chemical footprints of life in ou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's how to search for alien life on distant planets
Most of the light we receive from planets is reflected, originating with the host star. The process…
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We're likely to find alien life in the next decade, scientists say. Here's where NASA plans to look - in our solar system and beyond.
That's because the agency plans to dramatically ramp up its search for signs of extraterrestrial li…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life
NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alie…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The iconic film 'Alien' came out 40 years ago. A scientist explains why Hollywood depictions of extraterrestrials have changed since then.
"In the old science-fiction flicks of the 1950s and 60s, if you did an alien, monster, or robot, it…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA is giving SpaceX $178 million to launch its mission to a Jupiter moon that could harbor alien life
Europa could hold aquatic alien life in a vast underground ocean. NASA has finally set a date with …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Elon Musk joked that if aliens came to earth he would get the most-liked tweet of all time, and that he's 'very familiar with space stuff'
Elon Musk said he would immediately tweet about any aliens: "It's the jackpot with some 8 billion l…