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Search for alien transmissions in promising star system draws a blank

Astronomers listened for radio signals emanating from planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, but found no evidence of any interplanetary communications

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Planet in the 'forbidden zone' of dead star could reveal Earth's fate

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Strange binary star system has three Earth-sized exoplanets

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JWST found rogue worlds that blur the line between stars and planets

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Hellish conditions have warped an Earth-like planet into an egg

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Strange planets could be forming inside dying stars

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A new formula for defining a planet still keeps Pluto out of the club

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Why our location in the Milky Way is perfect for finding alien life

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Earth-like exoplanet found just 40 light years away – the closest yet

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Why are there so many rogue planets and what do they look like?

Estimates suggest there are trillions of free-floating worlds in our galaxy alone. Most of them will be frozen planets like Pluto, but some might be warmer – and possibly even habitable

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Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens

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Planet caught in a gravitational 'tidal storm' is so hot that it glows

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Billions of stars have swallowed up a planet

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JWST will officially begin searching for exomoons around other planets

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