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A first ever detection of a coronal mass ejection from a small red dwarf could have big consequences for life on any nearby ...
NASA is heading into the holidays with long-awaited good news about its next flagship observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman ...
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European astronomers report the discovery of a second alien world in the TOI-1422 planetary system located some 500 light ...
A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life.