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Looking for Life

How do we search for life in the Universe?
From sending probes to the planets to discovering new worlds, find out how we are looking for alien life.

In this section:
Life in the Solar System?
Planet hunting
SETI looks for life

IS THERE LIFE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

Over the next few years, space probes will be visiting alien worlds looking for life. Our first contact with extraterrestrials could be just around the corner


The main candidates in the Solar System to harbour life are Mars, Europa and Titan

Many astronomers now believe that life has a good chance of evolving wherever the conditions are right. So our Solar System could be teeming with living creatures!

Join us as we take a voyage around the Sun's family looking for life...