Tag: Alien Life

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New DNA-like molecule to aid search for alien life

New York: Scientists have synthesised a molecular system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information, suggesting there could be an alternative genetic system for life that may be possible on other worlds. The team, led by Steven Benner at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Alachua, Florida, successfully achieved the fabrication of a […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Repeated fast radio bursts from space make 'alien life' theories alive

Washington: Astronomers, including some of Indian origin, have detected repeating energy bursts from a single source from deep space for the second time in history — giving impetus to theories that there could be evidence of advanced alien life. A Canadian-led team of scientists found the second repeating fast radio burst (FRB) from the Canadian […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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NASA's Webb telescope to search for signs of alien life

Washington: Finding signs of life on the earth-sized planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system and on Saturn’s moon Enceladus are among the science targets that NASA’s James Webb space telescope has following its launch and commissioning, mission officials have announced. These specific observations are part of a programme of Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO), which provides dedicated […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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