Beyond Earth: The Growing Confidence in Extraterrestrial Life and the Search for Habitable Worlds

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Most scientists now believe extraterrestrial life exists somewhere in the cosmos, supported by the Copernican principle, the abundance of planetary systems and exoplanets, and Earth’s example of adaptable life, a view voiced by Mike Garrett, Douglas Vakoch, and Jason Wright as researchers push to detect biosignatures and techno-signatures with upcoming missions like ARIEL and next-generation telescopes.