Sentences with phrase «scientists searching for extraterrestrial life»

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Alien invasions, four - armed ETs and the cosmic lottery — New Scientist talks to the founder of Project Ozma and the inspiration for the modern search for extraterrestrial life.

Once focused mainly on detecting radio signals from extraterrestrial civilizations, the institute now employs scientists studying many factors important for the existence of alien life — from Kepler team members who are detecting and characterizing exoplanetary systems, to astrobiologists searching for life in the most extreme environments on Earth and in the solar system's exotic nooks and crannies.

Hydrothermal vents may have existed once on Mars and may still exist in an ocean under Europa's icy crust, some scientists say, making them prime targets in the search for extraterrestrial life.

As scientists step up their search for other life in the universe, two astrophysicists are proposing a way to make sure we don't miss the signal if extraterrestrial observers try to contact us first.

Finally, scientists searching for habitable planets and extraterrestrial life are studying microbes to guide their search.

An international team of scientists from the SETI Institute, the private organization that is searching for signs of extraterrestrial life, revealed that it received mysterious signal spikes last year that could have possibly come from an alien civilization.