The thought of finding alien life has fascinated people since the time of the ancient Greeks—but developments in astrobiology could be about to turn this possibility into reality. How do you hunt for life beyond Earth—and might this be the decade when we find it? 00:00 - Is there life beyond Earth? 00:56 - How has the search for life evolved? 02:36 - What signs of life are scientists looking for? 03:48 - What are biosignatures? 04:28 - How to find intelligent life 06:03 - How telescopes today have improved our search 07:52 - Expanding the search beyond Earth Read more of Alok Jha's coverage on the search for life in space: https://econ.st/3zw1Hxt Find our most recent Science and Technology coverage: https://econ.st/39lCCuK Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3gJBH8D Why have humans never found aliens?: https://econ.st/3HhIEZA How to improve the search for aliens: https://econ.st/3HgfYQX Read more about the James Webb Space telescope: https://econ.st/3xrZC30 Listen to our podcast episode on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence: https://econ.st/39uGB82 Everything you need to know about UFOs: https://econ.st/3zA55aF |
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