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Using the Webb telescope, scientists may have found the ‘best bet’ for an ocean world outside our solar system!

Among all known temperate exoplanets, this is possibly the most promising candidate for confirming …

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Dark oxygen: How the discovery of new oxygen deep underwater has reignited the search for alien life

Scientists have discovered 'dark oxygen' that is produced deep underwater, potentially reshaping ou…

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Earth 2.0? Astronomers have discovered the nearest-yet potentially-habitable planet with Earth-like temperatures!

In our ongoing search for alien life, astronomers have scoured the cosmos, longing for a connection…

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Noisy neighbour: The Earth randomly blasted Venus with a Missy Elliott hip-hop song last week, because why not?

The song journeyed approximately 254 million kilometres from Earth to Venus, completing the trip in…

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NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa

Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate for alien life. NASA is sending its biggest interplaneta…

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Alien 'dinosaurs' could be lurking on distant planets, scientists suggest

The researchers advocate for examining planets with high oxygen levels and even expanding our searc…

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Lunar loo: Did Apollo astronauts' 96 bags of poop and urine seed the Moon with life?

During the six Apollo missions that landed on the moon between 1969 and 1972, astronauts left behin…

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Another point for life on Mars: Signs of liquid water discovered under the planet's surface

NASA's InSight lander measured Marsquakes, and now its data is hinting there's a reservoir of liqui…

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Jordan Chiles says her life feels like she's 'in a tornado.' She's onto her next move anyway.

Jordan Chiles isn't slowing down after the Olympics. She told BI that right now, she's figuring "ou…

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Sealing panel used aboard the Jupiter-bound Europa Clipper spacecraft to sport a message encoded in Hindi!

One side of this plate displays etchings of 103 waveforms, representing the word “water” in differe…

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Elon Musk says he 'would know' if there are aliens out there with all the Starlink satellites he has orbiting Earth

Musk's rocket company, SpaceX operates a satellite internet system called Starlink. Musk says he ho…

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Ancient giant mammals such as mammoths might’ve gone extinct due to human activity, not climate change

While past studies often attributed the extinction of large mammals to climate change, a new invest…

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A new measure of planetary chaos may be essential in the search for extraterrestrial life, study suggests

While the quest for life beyond Earth traditionally focuses on the presence of water, warmth, and s…

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Scientists have managed to grow mouse embryos in space, showing that off-Earth human reproduction could be possible

To fully understand the extent of these embryos' normal development and to bring this research clos…

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A rogue star could save Earth from extinction in a billion years by knocking it out past Pluto

In around a billion years, the sun will become hot enough to boil all the oceans on Earth. A rogue …

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A new ‘dark’ planet on NASA’s radar might hold the key to what makes or breaks a planet

But, it has one critical flaw — no atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere supports life — but not…