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Alien life: are we about to find it?
- The upcoming decade is projected to generate an unprecedented volume of data, insights, and knowledge within human history.
- Three ground-based telescopes featuring mirrors ranging from 25 to 40 meters in width are expected to become operational during the 2020s.
- Towards the end of the 2020s, these ground-based instruments are anticipated to capture detailed imagery of exoplanet features, including clouds, atmospheres, climate patterns, and day-night cycles.
- In the late 2030s, operations may expand with the addition of two proposed NASA spacecraft, one specifically designed to photograph habitable planets.
- Most scientists in the field express confidence that evidence of life will be detected within our corner of the galaxy over the next decade, though successful communication with any discovered alien intelligence is considered unlikely.