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[9 Nov 2025  Camera being designed to search for alien life Durham University is working with a UK team to develop a camera that can examine Earth-like planets. 9 Nov 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9lz2yj8lo) [11 Sep 2025  Where we might find aliens in the next decade Forget UFOs and alien abductions, here's how scientists are really looking for life on other worlds. 11 Sep 2025](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240308-how-the-hunt-for-alien-life-is-hotting-up) [10 Sep 2025  Life on Mars? 'Leopard-spot' rocks could be biggest clue yet Unusual mudstones found on the Red Planet are potentially associated with ancient Martian microbes. 10 Sep 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd725pj0g9ro) [17 Apr 2025  Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. 17 Apr 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39jj9vkr34o) [17 Apr 2025  Could this faraway world be home to life? 17 Apr 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy70pl6vvz1o) [17 Apr 2025  Could this faraway world be home to life? Researchers studying planet K2-18b's atmosphere have detected signs of molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms. 17 Apr 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cgqv4dlz3y4o) [17 Apr 2025  The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other? 17 Apr 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8jwj90ejno) [14 Oct 2024  Moment Nasa spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life It is set to arrive in 2030 - and what it finds could change what we know about life in our solar system. 14 Oct 2024](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0jwl888q2xo) [13 Oct 2024  Why alien planets may not have a day or night Distinct days and nights have helped life flourish on Earth. But many alien worlds capable of supporting life may not have such clear delineations. 13 Oct 2024](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241011-why-alien-worlds-might-not-have-days-and-nights) [1](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c95znz24zkkt?page=1 "Go to page 1") [2](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c95znz24zkkt?page=2 "Go to page 2") [3](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c95znz24zkkt?page=3 "Go to page 3") [4](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c95znz24zkkt?page=4 "Go to page 4") [5](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c95znz24zkkt?page=5 "Go to page 5") [6](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c95znz24zkkt?page=6 "Go to page 6")