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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years ...

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These Hycean planets would have deep world-spanning oceans and thick atmospheres made up of hydrogen. Humans wouldn't be able to live on these worlds – but alien microbes could "thrive".

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I know I was. Earth is gone, and the alien’s who blew the thing up are still hunting humanity down. Now crashed on the planet Mira, the last remnants of humanity struggle to keep the city of New ...

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