The Stream - Talking with alien hunters

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On The Stream: How close are we in the hunt for extraterrestrial life?

Thumbnail: A handout image made available 19 January 2012 by the European Southern Observatory, showing this unusual view of the Helix Nebula, located 700 light-years away. (EPA/ESO/VISTA/J. EMERSON / HANDOUT)