The Search for Alien Life (October 2002)
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Where Are They?; The Search for Alien Life; by Ian Crawford, sidebar by Andrew J. LePage; 6 Page(s)

Maybe we are alone in the galaxy after all (originally published July 2000)

Is There Life Elsewhere in the Universe?; The Search for Alien Life; by Jill C Tarter and Christopher F. Chyba; 6 Page(s)

The answer is: nobody knows. Scientists' search for life beyond Earth has been less thorough than commonly thought. But that is about to change (originally published December 1999)

Profile: Jill C. Tarter, An Ear to the Stars; The Search for Alien Life; by Naomi Lubick; 2 Page(s)

Despite long odds, astronomer Jill C. Tarter forges ahead to improve the chances of picking up signs of extraterrestrial intelligence (originally published November 2002)

Searching for Life in Our Solar System; The Search for Alien Life; by Bruce M. Jakosky, sidebar by Richard Lipkin; 5 Page(s)

If life evolved independently on our neighboring planets or moons, then where are the most likely places to look for evidence of extraterrestrial organisms? (originally published in Magnificent Cosmos-Spring 1998)

Searching for Life on Other Planets; The Search for Alien Life; by J. Roger P. Angel and Neville J. Woolf, sidebar by Corey S. Powell; 7 Page(s)

Life remains a phenomenon we know only on Earth. But an innovative telescope in space could change that by detecting signs of life on distant planets (originally published April 1996)

The Case for Relic Life on Mars; The Search for Alien Life; by Everett K. Gibson, Jr., David S. McKay, Kathie Thomas-Keprta and Christopher S. Romanek; 7 Page(s)

A meteorite found in Antarctica offers strong evidence that Mars has had - and may still have - microbial life (originally published December 1997)