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Astronomers detect a possible signature of life on a distant planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...
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Venus will pass between the Earth and sun this weekend, but don’t try to look for it
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to ...
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Not Only Does Venus Hold the Possibility of Life, It Has Active Volcanoes, Too
Known since the Venera and Magellan radar mapping missions to Venus in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, coronae are created when plumes of hot material deep inside the planet rise from the mantle ...
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Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
By Carl Zimmer The search for life beyond Earth has led scientists to explore many suggestive mysteries, from plumes of methane on Mars to clouds of phosphine gas on Venus. But as far as we can ...