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Map of Mars's methane

Life

Spongy minerals could explain why Mars gives off methane burps

Zeolites – volcanic minerals that easily trap and release gases – could be responsible for the burps of methane that occasionally come from the Red Planet

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Juno probe

Life

Pinball planets: How life could start in a violent solar system

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superhabitable AW

Life

There might be a planet better than Earth – right next door

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The Allen Telescope Array

Life

SETI looks at red dwarf stars in its search for ancient aliens

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Life

Solar system mysteries: Where can life exist?

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Black hole sun could support bizarre life on orbiting planets

Life

Black hole sun could support bizarre life on orbiting planets

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'alien megastructure' star

Space

Comets can't explain weird 'alien megastructure' star after all

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How to find ET: 7 ways aliens might give themselves away

Life

How to find ET: 7 ways aliens might give themselves away

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Famous Wow! signal might have been from comets, not aliens

Space

Famous Wow! signal might have been from comets, not aliens

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<em>The Visit</em>: What aliens would really mean for us as humans

Life

The Visit: What aliens would really mean for us as humans

We're prepared for visiting aliens, but not for the feelings they could prompt, says Michael Madsen, the film-maker behind The Visit: An Alien Encounter

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Earth

Here Be Dragons: Hostile aliens, tall people and black holes

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Life

Continental break-up set the stage for life in Earth's mantle

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Life

Sniff out alien life with giant library of weird chemicals

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Life

Nuclear apocalypse or nanotech invasions could reveal alien life

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