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One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

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The world of astronomy is abuzz with excitement. Have we discovered the first-ever evidence of off-world life? Is the signal extracted from the interstellar noise a telltale of active biology?

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