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Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

11 January 2018

Reflected light from a star’s flares may help us find otherwise invisible worlds. These exoplanets could be hit by powerful blasts, but may still host life

Should we seed life through the cosmos using laser-driven ships?

13 November 2017

Our galaxy may have billions of habitable worlds. A proposal to spread life says we should use giant lasers and light sails to send microbes out to them

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Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

Should we seed life through the cosmos using laser-driven ships?

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