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After reviewing almost 30 years of signals, University of California Berkeley researchers have identified 100 mysterious, ...

Is intelligent alien life out there in the Universe? Well, with scientists discovering new exoplanets every year, yeah, the ...

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A composite view of Mars taken by the Viking I and II probes. NASA/USGS In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The ...

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