From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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British space scientist Dame Maggie Aderin–Pocock is sure that life is present on some other planet in the universe. Citing ...

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The faraway moon has 'a slushy high-pressure ice layer' similar to the melting Arctic that could hide extraterrestrial life.

It's one of life's biggest questions - are we alone in the universe? Now, one of Britain's top space scientists has declared ...

Pocock, a space scientist at University College London and BBC presenter, predicts alien life will be found by 2075 but ...

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