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A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.

A fictional theory created by H. P. Lovecraft ended up changing 2001: A Space Odyssey - and the world.

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In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

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