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Out of the 6,000 known exoplanets, it's these rocky worlds that are most worthy of attention in the search for life beyond our planet. Reading time 3 minutes In humanity’s search for life beyond Earth ...

Imagine standing on a world 40 light-years from Earth. You look up, and see other planets slowing moving through the sky, sisters to the world you find yourself on. You notice that it's relatively ...

Glasgow Clyde College is preparing to make history by broadcasting a lecture into outer space as part of a new course exploring the mysteries of the universe. The college is set to become the first in ...

Scientists have found a potential shortcut for identifying stars that host planets. The technique, based on specific signals in starlight, could make it easier to search for exoplanets, according to a ...

A civilization capable of interstellar travel may also be one that has moved beyond conquest, excess and ecological self-destruction — and it therefore may not want to talk to us.