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Artist's impression of Proxima Centauri b

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Colony ship to nearest star only needs crew of 100 to survive

A mission to Proxima Centauri b, the closest Earth-like exoplanet, would take over 6000 years – but you only need a small crew to get started

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Ultrahot planets bust up molecules then rebuild them into clouds

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Ultrahot planets bust up molecules then rebuild them into clouds

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Exoplanet with a cloudless sky may let us see inside a gas giant

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Exoplanet with a cloudless sky may let us see inside a gas giant

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Colossal exoplanet has an enormous comet-like tail of helium

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Colossal exoplanet has an enormous comet-like tail of helium

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Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found

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Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found

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NASA has launched a new space telescope to hunt for exoplanets

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NASA has launched a new space telescope to hunt for exoplanets

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Mercury's long-lost cousin found in distant planetary system

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Mercury's long-lost cousin found in distant planetary system

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We could find advanced aliens by looking for their space junk

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We could find advanced aliens by looking for their space junk

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Oceans on alien worlds may form when the air explodes in flames

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Oceans on alien worlds may form when the air explodes in flames

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Have we just found thousands of planets outside our galaxy?

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Have we just found thousands of planets outside our galaxy?

Strange fluctuations in the light spectra emitted from near a quasar could be due to the effect of around 2000 planets flung out of their solar systems

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Early Earth’s air may show us how to find signs of alien life

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Deadly solar flares may have helped seed life on Mars and beyond

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Some exoplanets orbiting red giant stars may just be a mirage

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Stars that devour their planets get brighter and faster

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