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Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

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Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

The planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system could be complex worlds with volcanoes, atmospheres and warm subsurface oceans. Some might even be able to host life

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The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

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The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

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Person stood on a hill against a dark sky with the Milky Way visible, shining a torch upwards

Life

Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

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NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

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NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

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Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

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Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

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The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

Physics

The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

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

Space

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

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artist's impression of an exoplanet

Space

We may have found 20 habitable worlds hiding in plain sight

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Exoplanet and moon

Space

Possible exomoon may be an ocean-covered world as big as Saturn

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Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

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Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

Asteroid collisions can be destructive – just ask the dinosaurs – but they also bring key ingredients for life. Super-Earths can draw them to nearby worlds

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Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet

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Nine probes reached the outer solar system: Where are they now?

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Some TRAPPIST-1 planets may have the right conditions for water

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Wonky signals from distant stars could be sign of exocomets

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