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Chris Impey receives funding from the Natonal Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the ...

Andor J. Kiss does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...