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extraterrestrial

[ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl] / ˌɛk strə təˈrɛs tri əl /


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His latest brings extraterrestrial life into the realm of ’70s conspiracy thrillers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The US has seen renewed public interest in extraterrestrial life in recent years.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Today, new tools and approaches are helping scientists search for alien biology within our solar system and in the atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars, and look for traces of extraterrestrial hardware anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

One of the biggest challenges in the search for extraterrestrial life is determining whether features observed on distant planets truly point to living organisms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Is extraterrestrial life, if it exists, based on the same organic molecules as life on Earth?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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