Exoplanet in the 'habitable zone' for alien life

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Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.
Asteroid samples hint at how life formed on Earth, researchers say
When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...
There are places on Earth that could have life but don't. What can we learn?
About 99% of Earth is uninhabitable; in deep underground places with high pressure and temperature, even the toughest ...
Scientists discover nearby ‘super-Earth’ that could sustain life: ‘There is hope for the future’
UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...
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NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means
There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...
Lurking Inside an Asteroid: Life’s Ingredients
Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that ...
The ingredients to life on Earth were discovered on a distant asteroid for the first time: NASA
They’re the building rocks of life. Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the ...