30 years is a blink. We've barely scratched Mars, can't resolve exoplanet surfaces, and 'biosignatures' keep getting debunked. Detection means certainty, and we're nowhere close.
Yes. Next-gen telescopes and Mars/Europa missions will give us the first solid biosignature before 2055.
Next-gen tech like the Webb telescope is already sniffing out exoplanet atmospheres. We will definitely catch a biological signature before 2050.
We've hunted for signals and biosignatures for decades with nothing. The odds are stacked against spotting anything real in just 30 more years.