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To understand signs of life on Venus we must do chemistry on Earth

To understand signs of life on Venus we must do chemistry on Earth

30 September 2020

The hunt for potential alien life on Venus will start in labs on Earth to rule out other sources of the mysterious phosphine gas we have seen
Astronomers may have found the first planet in another galaxy

Astronomers may have found the first planet in another galaxy

23 September 2020

The first planet found outside the Milky Way may be in the Whirlpool galaxy, 28 million light years away. If it is confirmed, it would be the most distant planet ever spotted

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