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when the answer could actually be aliens
# astrobiology

when the answer could actually be aliens

An alien civilization's megaproject is very unlikely to be responsible for the weird signals from a strange star. But we can't entirely rule it out...

no, we did not find aliens on a comet’s surface
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no, we did not find aliens on a comet’s surface

The three constants of life seem to be death, taxes, and Chandra Wickramasinghe claiming space agencies are hiding proof of alien life.

are we ready to go roving on europa?
# space

are we ready to go roving on europa?

Europa is one of the most promising places to find alien life in our solar system, but exploring the moon isn't as easy as just landing on the surface and starting to drill and probe.

why alien moons might just be teeming with life
# space

why alien moons might just be teeming with life

Extrasolar moons of gas giants may be the perfect worlds for life outside out solar system. And they should be even more common than planets.

discarding panspermia with insufficient evidence
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discarding panspermia with insufficient evidence

Panspermia is a somewhat out there hypothesis. But it deserves a serious investigation, not just quick dismissals citing its origins.

just how habitable is gliese 163c?
# astrobiology

just how habitable is gliese 163c?

For all the excitement about this potentially habitable world, we still don't know much about it and its ability to host life.

how do we find relativistic alien rockets?
# astrobiology

how do we find relativistic alien rockets?

If aliens want to go really, really fast, there's a small chance we could catch them in the act.

astrobiologists’ frustrating martian paradox
# space

astrobiologists’ frustrating martian paradox

Mars should have some sort of live according to all the evidence we've gathered so far. But do we really know for what we're looking?

why aliens might not need a stabilizing moon
# space

why aliens might not need a stabilizing moon

For decades, scientists thought that a habitable world needed a large moon to act like a rudder. That idea might not actually be true.

why martian microbes won’t outnumber earth’s
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why martian microbes won’t outnumber earth’s

A study says that more of Mars than Earth should be hospitable to life. But the data on which this conclusion is based is incomplete.

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