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English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once said, "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." It's a line that has motivated ...

There are hundreds of billions of stars in the galaxy we live in. Many of them have their own exoplanets. So why haven’t we ...

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When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of biology because they are often produced by living microbes. However, ...

Earth seems like a troubled place right now, but at least our cosmic surroundings appear peaceful. This is not universally true, as explosions, collisions and other dangers lurk in other places and ...

So says a team of astronomers in a new study, to be published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. The researchers calculated the probability that life as we know it should exist at ...

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“Any entity, no matter how many tentacles it has, has a soul,” Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, has said. Steven Spielberg thinks proof of alien life would “mess up” a lot ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once said, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in ...