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Life on Mars could be surviving in an area deep underground

The Acidalia Planitia region of the Red Planet might have all the requirements for methane-burping bacteria to exist beneath the surface

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Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

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Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

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Complex chemicals found on Enceladus improve prospects for life

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Europa Clipper: Journey to an Ocean

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Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for

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2DE140D Rover on Mars

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Top astrobiologist explores the possibilities of alien life

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Our hunt for alien life needs solid guidelines for clear-cut success

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How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

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How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

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The crater and its extremely harsh lake, Laguna Caliente, dominated by a single genus of extremophile Acidiphilium bacteria

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Bacteria survive extremes that may have existed in ancient Mars lakes

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Project Hail Mary review: Andy Weir conjures a new tale of space peril

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Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life

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Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life

Vast oceans within the moons of Jupiter and Saturn could be hidden hotspots for life. NASA astrobiologist Kevin Hand reveals his plans to find it

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Have we really found an alien protein inside a meteorite?

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Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

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Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

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Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

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Microbial life might drift in the atmospheres of failed stars

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