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Is It Time to Rethink How We Search for Alien Life?
June 22, 2017 | ArticleIntelligent, extraterrestrial life could be advanced in ways that would stymie efforts to find them.
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New Quantum-Entanglement Record Could Spur Hack-Proof Communications
June 15, 2017 | ArticleA Chinese satellite has split pairs of "entangled photons" and transmitted them to separate ground stations 745 miles apart, smashing the previous distance record for such a feat and opening new possibilities in quantum communication.
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Comet Likely Didn't Cause Bizarre 'Wow!' Signal (But Aliens Might Have)
June 13, 2017 | ArticleA source of mysterious radio signals could be from a passing comet, but astronomers are skeptical.
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12 Possible Reasons We Haven't Found Aliens
June 13, 2017 | ArticleAliens should be common but there is no convincing evidence they exist.
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Talking to E.T.? Why Math May Be the Best Language
June 07, 2017 | ArticleCommunication between Earthlings and intelligent aliens should be based on mathematics — exo-arithmetic greetings that form a shared lingo, some researchers say.
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Icy Water Moons That Might Host Life (Infographic)
June 06, 2017 | InfographicAlien life may be lurking right in Earth's cosmic backyard. Some of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter are known to harbor subsurface oceans that could provide habitable environments.
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Aliens Have Visited Earth, Space Entrepreneur Robert Bigelow Believes
June 02, 2017 | ArticleAliens are among us. That's the gist of comments made by billionaire space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow on CBS' "60 Minutes" last night. But how likely is this claim to be true?
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'Halos' on Mars Suggest Conditions for Life Lasted Longer Than Thought
May 30, 2017 | ArticleMars was capable of supporting life for much longer in the ancient past than researchers had thought, a new study suggests.
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Curious Kids: What Plants Could Grow in the Goldilocks Zone of Space?
May 28, 2017 | ArticleImagine a planet like the Earth, orbiting a distant star. Could that planet have life? Well, life on Earth (the only life we know) needs liquid water. So to find life on another planet, we think that that planet would have to be "just right."
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'ExoCube' Kickstarter Wants Your Help in the Search for Alien Life
May 18, 2017 | ArticleA team of astronomers needs your help with the hunt for alien life, and they're offering some pretty cool exoplanet swag in return.
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