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6000 exoplanets narrowed to 45 rocky worlds with conditions that may support life, helping telescopes focus on the most ...

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Using fresh data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists have found 45 rocky planets that might have the right conditions for ...

A small group of distant worlds may hold the clues to life beyond Earth. Astronomers searching for life beyond Earth have ...

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