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Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs

But in reality, it may be the beginning of a new phase of life for all the objects living in the solar system. When stars ...

Super Earth K2-18b Reveals Signs of Life? Scientists Say It Could Rewrite Humanity's Understanding of the Universe, What Do You Think?

The planet K2-18b is located about 120 light-years away from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Leo. It orbits a red dwarf star and has a mass approximately eight times that of Earth, with a ...
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Second potentially habitable Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star

A NASA mission has spotted an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away. The planet, named TOI 700 e, is likely rocky and 95% the size of our world. The celestial body is ...
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A weirdly shaped telescope could finally find Earth 2. 0

Spotting Earth-like planets is nearly impossible with conventional telescopes, but researchers propose a bold fix: a ...

Exoplanets: Remarkably Short Orbital Periods and Diverse Forms, Temperatures, and Compositions Reveal the Wonders of the Universe

This planet, located about 700 light-years from Earth, is known for its remarkably short orbital period and extreme surface ...

Circle versus rectangle: Finding 'Earth 2.0' may be easier using a new telescope shape

The Earth supports the only known life in the universe, all of it depending heavily on the presence of liquid water to ...
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Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Juliette Becker, University of Wisconsin-Madison (THE CONVERSATION) The Sun will ...