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Scientists discover a nearby planet with a molten interior and sulfur-rich atmosphere, L 98-59 d, revealing a possible new ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

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A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia. The now-submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of ...