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Early Earth's Habitability Could Boost the Chances of Alien Life
June 18, 2018 | ArticleThe early Earth may have been more temperate than previously thought, suggesting that the window for life to get a foothold on rocky planets around the galaxy could be quite large.
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Weird Low-Light Bacteria Could Potentially Thrive on Mars
June 15, 2018 | ArticleAn international team of scientists has found that a strange type of bacteria can turn light into fuel in incredibly dim environments.
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3 Baby Alien Planets Detected Around Newborn Star
June 13, 2018 | ArticleThree exoplanets are in the process of being born around a young star that's not too far from the sun, two new studies report.
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1 Million Habitable Planets Could (Theoretically) Orbit a Black Hole. Here's How
June 11, 2018 | ArticleA black hole could have 1 million planets orbiting near it that are potentially capable of supporting life as we know it, an astrophysicist suggests.
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How Jupiter Is Helping the Hunt for Habitable Alien Worlds
June 11, 2018 | ArticleIn a planetary-science first, astronomers used their knowledge of Jupiter's magnetic field to model what kinds of radio signals might be emitted naturally by the fields of smaller, rocky worlds.
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New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes Up to Prepare for Historic Flyby of Distant Object
June 08, 2018 | ArticleNASA's New Horizons spacecraft has woken up from hibernation to prepare for a historic New Year's Day flyby.
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Having Multiple Suns Doesn't Doom a Planet to an Early Death
June 05, 2018 | ArticleSome alien planets in multiple-star systems — such as the two-sun Tatooine, Luke's home world in the "Star Wars" universe — may indeed nestle in orbits that are stable for long stretches of time, a new study suggests.
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The Moons of Some Giant Alien Planets Could Host Life
June 04, 2018 | ArticleResearchers have identified more than 100 giant exoplanets that could have potentially life-hosting moons. The new analysis could change the way scientists search for life in the cosmos, study team members said.
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Visit Exotic Exoplanets with NASA Visualization Tool
May 29, 2018 | ArticleAn interactive NASA visualization tool puts you on the surface of TRAPPIST-1d, Kepler-186f and a handful of other exoplanets.
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Ringed, Rocky Alien Planets May Hide in Plain Sight
May 21, 2018 | ArticleAstronomers may have unknowingly discovered rocky planets with rings, which they may have mistaken for other kinds of worlds, a new study finds.
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