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Earth 2.0? Astronomers have discovered the nearest-yet potentially-habitable planet with Earth-like temperatures!
In our ongoing search for alien life, astronomers have scoured the cosmos, longing for a connection…
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Astronomers discover a possible water world in the search for a habitable planet, report says
A group of Canadian researchers have said the exoplanet, known as TOI-270 d, would likely be too wa…
Cameron Manley
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Astronomers find planet that seems too humongous to be orbiting its parent star!
A group of astronomers has identified a planet over 13 times the mass of Earth in orbit around an u…
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Sealing panel used aboard the Jupiter-bound Europa Clipper spacecraft to sport a message encoded in Hindi!
One side of this plate displays etchings of 103 waveforms, representing the word “water” in differe…
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What it would take to survive on Dune's planet Arrakis, according to 3 experts
Three experts explain what it would take for humans to survive the heat, lack of water, and other h…
Jenny McGrath
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A new measure of planetary chaos may be essential in the search for extraterrestrial life, study suggests
While the quest for life beyond Earth traditionally focuses on the presence of water, warmth, and s…
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Venus has Earth-like plate tectonics, indicating possibility of hosting life once
Venus, known as a scorching wasteland of a planet, may have once had tectonic plate movements simil…
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Comets that bounce around the universe could be delivering the ingredients for life to alien planets
It could help narrow down the search for exoplanets that have the correct conditions for a comet to…
Marianne Guenot
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The Earth's 'blood pressure' is too high, and we are inching closer to a heart attack: new report warns
A new report card has shown that we have breached six of nine planetary boundaries, putting enormou…
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TikTok's newest shopping feature is destroying the planet
Gen Z cares more about sustainability than anyone else. But their addiction to cheap, fast fashion …
Eve Upton-Clark
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I have a quirky habit that helps me calm down when stressed. I like to rub ribbons — they're my comfort object.
I'm an adult with a comfort object. When I'm stressed out, have a big event, or can't sleep, I like…
Melissa Noble
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Raindrops on other planets could be key in search for life beyond the solar system
Finding another planet that can support human life is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But …
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The first-ever exoplanet discovered was born at least a 100 times farther away from its Sun than where it is now — and has six chemicals in its atmosphere to prove it
Osiris, officially called HD 209458 b, is the first-ever planet that astronomers spotted beyond the…
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Two dozen superhabitable planets identified — some older, a little larger, slightly warmer and possibly wetter than Earth
Researchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions mor…
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This new super Earth is 70% bigger than our planet, but it's also more than 50 times hotter
It is 70% more massive than our home planet and one day on the planet only lasts 16 hours — that…
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What the James Webb Space Telescope's discoveries on another planet mean and don't mean — for the search for alien life
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed that exoplanet K2-18 b may be an ocean world, and there'…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will spend its first year looking for primordial galaxies, gold-forging explosions, and habitable planets
NASA is about to launch the world's most powerful space telescope. Webb's first year of science cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Kepler estimates there are at least 300 million potentially habitable planets within the Milky Way galaxy
The search for life beyond Earth and the scope of one day settling down on another planet is someth…
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The best candidate for an Earth-like planet is also the farthest one detected yet — and it has a Guinness World Record to prove it
There’s only a handful of planets that fit the profile of being a potential second-home for …
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Some climate-tech startups want you to believe AI tools can save the planet but it's not that simple
AI has the potential to capture quality data to understand your carbon footprint. But some view it …