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Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

If you’re going to set a sci-fi movie on an alien planet, it’s a nice bonus if that planet actually exists. Or, at least, is inspired by one that actually exists. In the new film Ash ...

The way to differentiate between alien iron and earthly iron is by nickel content. Iron from meteorites has a much higher ...

Scientists say that the new 3D understanding of the planet represents a major breakthrough for our understanding of the atmosphere and weather of alien worlds. But it also challenges our current ...