Alien life
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Mountain top in Chile to be blasted off for Extremely Large Telescope
18 Jun 2014: Most ambitious project yet for European Southern Observatory will be large enough to search for life on other planets
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8 Aug 2014:
Philip Ball: When we venture into space we don’t know what we’re looking for – unless it is ourselves
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4 Aug 2014: Astronomers are standing on a 'great threshold' of space exploration, Dr Sara Seager says
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2 Jul 2014:
Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
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19 Jun 2014: Construction of the E-ELT monster telescope starts on Thursday with the blasting of a million tonnes of rock from a mountain top
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18 Jun 2014: Most ambitious project yet for European Southern Observatory will be large enough to search for life on other planets
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28 May 2014:
Life on Mars could have flourished on the flanks of a giant Martian volcano in the relatively recent past
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14 May 2014:
Steve Rose: Pope Francis has speculated as to what would happen if an expedition of extraterrestrials wanted to convert to Christianity, but they're probably closer to God than we are anyway
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3 Apr 2014:
Evidence from Cassini spacecraft suggests a large body of liquid water beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus
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3 Apr 2014:
Gravitational measurements by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft suggest that there is an underground ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus that is kept liquid by 'tidal
heating' as it orbits the gas giant
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18 Feb 2014: Open thread: Richard Dawkins has tweeted that alien civilisation will be so advanced they won't be religious. Share your beliefs below
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11 Dec 2013: Elizabeth Howell: The Mars Curiosity rover's awesome discovery of a lake that could have supported life has a value far beyond business terms
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9 Dec 2013:
Minerals identified by Curiosity Mars rover suggest lake contained water of low salinity and netural pH suitable for life
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4 Dec 2013: Witnesses from Nasa and MIT suggest to House committee that scientists may be on verge of breakthrough in search for aliens
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4 Dec 2013: Experts from Nasa, MIT and Library of Congress will testify on questions such as: 'What is the future of life on Earth and beyond?'
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29 Nov 2013:
Steven Poole enjoys a comedy of ideas about a grand Victorian project to send a message to Mars
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