Lord Rees said he believed that astro-physicists could be able to view images of distant planets outside the solar system as soon as 2025. This could potentially lead to the discovery of some form of life on them.

When asked what changes could be expected in science in the next 40 years, he said understanding more about the "origin of life, the place where it exists, and whether aliens exist, is going to be crucial", the Daily Mail reported.

Scientists could find alien life within 40 years, s...
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ET Hunter Calls it Quits -- Search for Funding Instead"

“We’re spending between 12 and 16 hours a day looking at the Kepler planetary systems. That won’t change. What Gerry is trying to do is add new software clients that look for different kinds of patterns than we’ve been able to do,” Tarter said. Tarter plans to spend her time putting together a cadre of people who believe that “SETI is too important to fail.” She wants to establish an endowment that will cover SETI’s $2 ...
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