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Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?

  • Written by Cole Mathis, Assistant Professor of Complex Adaptive Systems, Arizona State University
imageHunting for life on other worlds isn't easy.Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Imagesimage

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