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What if humanity's search for life on other planets returns no hits? A team of researchers led by Dr. Daniel Angerhausen, a ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other planets and come up emptyhanded? A recent ...

Even if no life is found on other planets, smart survey design and careful statistics can still reveal how rare, or common, ...

Dark matter is a confounding concept that teeters on the leading edges of cosmology and physics. We don't know what it is or ...

Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

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"The solar wind squished Jupiter’s magnetic shield like a giant squash ball," O'Donoghue said. "This created a super-hot ...