We haven't found life on Mars yet, but one researcher believes we might be able to detect evidence of it on planets outside of the solar system within the next quarter of a century. 

Sasha Quanz, an astrophysicist at Switzerland's federal technology institute ETH Zurich, made those remarks at a recent opening of the university's new Center for the Origin and Prevalence of Life. 

Speaking at a press briefing on Sept. 2, Quanz detailed the technology projects that are now in the works that may enable researchers to finally answer the question whether we are alone in the universe

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