habitable planets
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These 24 Planets Might Be Better Places to Live Than Earth, Astrobiologists Say
Astrobiologists have identified 24 exoplanets that aren’t just potentially habitable, they’re potentially superhabitable, exhibiting an array of conditions more suitable to life than what’s seen on Earth.
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This Tiny Star Is Now The Best Place To Hunt For Alien Life
In a few years, powerful new telescopes will usher in a search for habitable worlds outside our solar system. And TRAPPIST-1 — a dim, tepid star just a smidge larger than Jupiter — is one of the first places we’ll look. It’s only 40 light years away, and it’s home to several promising, Earth-sized exoplanets.