Articles for tag: alien life, Astrobiology, Astronomy, Exoplanets

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5 Celestial Bodies That Could Harbor Alien Life (And Why)

Suhail Ahmed

  For the first time in human history, we’re seriously mapping where in our own cosmic backyard life might be hiding – and the shortlist is both thrilling and unnerving. Astronomers and planetary scientists are no longer asking whether alien life is possible, but where the odds are best, and what kind of strange ecosystems ...

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Could Alien Life Be Made of Something Other Than Carbon?

Andrew Alpin

When we picture extraterrestrial life, most of us imagine something fundamentally similar to Earth’s creatures. But what if we’re thinking too small? What if alien life forms are constructed from entirely different building blocks than the carbon-based chemistry we know and love? The universe is vast and strange, and the possibilities for alternative life may ...