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Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity ...

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A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.

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A new study suggests alien life may be easier to detect through clusters of similar planets rather than single biosignatures.

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have identified just under 50 rocky worlds most likely to be habitable out of ...

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