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# astrobiology
# astrobiology
Based on the premise of SETI, if we do start talking to aliens, the ensuing conversation could get awkward very quickly...
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Light from alien worlds could have a telltale signal of a forest, hinting at an entire extraterrestrial ecosystem.
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If we find life on Mars, it might be surprisingly difficult to confirm that it's actually Martian.
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The first step to figuring out if we found alien life is to define what we mean by living.
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If we're seriously going to explore alien worlds, we should really consider dropping that "we come in peace" bit...
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Americans believe that magic is a better explanation for the natural world than an alien intervention. It should be the other way around.
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When explaining a UFO sighting, it's probably a good idea to make sure that your explanation makes sense...
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Trying to figure out how smart alien life forms may be will involve jettisoning a lot of cliches about intelligence.
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We can laugh all we want at the idea of a UFO stealing our stuff. Until they actually start doing it...
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The Catholic Church is telling believers that any discovery of alien life fits firmly in their dogmas.