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We may be able to see mountains and valleys on distant worlds

Space

We may be able to see mountains and valleys on distant worlds

If alien planets have canyons and mountains like ours, we may be able to catch a glimpse of them in an exoplanet’s shadow as it passes in front of its star

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Exoplanet transit

Space

Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

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

Space

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

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

Space

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

Space

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

Space

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

After taking another look at data from the Kepler space telescope’s original mission we have spotted 20 possible Earth-like worlds that could host life

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Space

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

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Earth

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

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Space

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

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Space

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

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