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We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

15 November 2017

A newly discovered nearby world is probably close in size and temperature to Earth. This exoplanet might be able to host life because of its unusually calm star
Astronomers scramble as ‘alien megastructure’ star dims again

Astronomers scramble as ‘alien megastructure’ star dims again

19 May 2017

Tabby’s star’s weird behaviour has been blamed on everything from asteroids to aliens. Now astronomers are racing to watch its dimming in action

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