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Researchers Find Signs of Life on Distant Planet

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Scientists find "strongest evidence yet" of life on distant planet K2-18b: "This could be the tipping point"

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" indicating extraterrestrial life.

The New York Times · 3d

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 habitable.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Scientists detect signature of life on a distant planet, study suggests

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 light-years away. But experts are skeptical.

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For the first time, astronomers watch a black hole ‘wake up’ in real-time

Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth.

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Astronomers discover the universe's missing cosmic matter

Astronomers have long struggled with a troubling puzzle: a significant portion of normal matter in the universe appeared to ...

Discover Magazine on MSN2d

JWST May Have Found Strongest Evidence of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b

While cautious about the findings, astronomers detected traces of a chemical that, on Earth, is produced by phytoplankton.

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News You Can Use: How to See the Stars Like an Astronomer

Venus is very bright right now and can be seen with the naked eye just after sunset. Using a telescope, backyard astronomers ...

New Scientist12d

Astronomer reviews the sci-fi movies that get creative with physics

Space is a favourite setting for many Hollywood films, but just how accurate are their portrayals? Patricia Skelton, an ...

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Astronomers believe the universe isn’t just expanding - it's spinning too

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding?

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