World UFO Day and the Quest for Life Beyond Earth: From Extremophiles to Exoplanets
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Scientists search for life beyond Earth by looking for environments with liquid water, energy, and the right chemistry—from Earth's extremophiles to Mars’ watery past, Europa's subsurface ocean, Enceladus' plumes, and exoplanet atmospheres—using Perseverance and the James Webb Space Telescope to probe our place in the cosmos.