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A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

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15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest ...

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