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We may not have found aliens yet because we’ve barely begun looking
A new calculation says SETI searches have combed the equivalent of a hot tub out of Earth’s oceans looking for extraterrestrial intelligence in space.
By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, September 30, 2018
Martian south pole
News | Astrobiology
What does Mars’ lake mean for the search for life on the Red Planet?
By Lisa Grossman | 1:56pm, July 27, 2018
Mars' southern polar ice sheets
News | Astrobiology
Mars (probably) has a lake of liquid water
By Lisa Grossman | 10:00am, July 25, 2018
Curiosity rover
News | Astrobiology
Curiosity finds that Mars’ methane changes with the seasons
By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, June 07, 2018
Europa
News | Astrobiology
Another hint of Europa’s watery plumes found in 20-year-old Galileo data
By Lisa Grossman | 11:00am, May 14, 2018
laser and exoplanet
News | Astrobiology
Lasers squeezed iron to mimic the conditions of exoplanet cores
By Lisa Grossman | 12:49pm, April 16, 2018
animation of signals from alien civilizations
News in Brief | Astrobiology
We probably won’t hear from aliens. But by the time we do, they’ll be dead.
By Lisa Grossman | 12:00pm, March 12, 2018
Atacama Desert
News | Astrobiology
A rare rainstorm wakes undead microbes in Chile’s Atacama Desert
By Laurel Hamers | 2:33pm, February 27, 2018
illustration of potential alien microbes
News | Astrobiology
Americans would welcome alien life rather than fear it
By Maria Temming | 5:00pm, February 16, 2018
Mars
News | Astrobiology
Massive dust storms are robbing Mars of its water
By Dan Garisto | 11:00am, January 22, 2018
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