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Scientists Have Formally Invited Aliens to Visit Kentucky
The city of Lexington, Kentucky, appears so tired of being overlooked by humankind that it has sent a formal invitation to the next-best thing: alien life that may or may not exist in a nearby star system. It’s a tourism stunt, but the message is very real. The invitation, beamed out last fall via infrared…
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If Aliens Inhabit TRAPPIST-1’s Exoplanets, They’re Incredibly Ancient And ‘Hardy’
Deadly radiation might have dampened hopes that TRAPPIST-1’s seven planets could be home to some sort of life, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from continued research and investigation. The latest revelation? TRAPPIST-1 is almost certainly older than our own solar system. Much, much older in fact.
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An Amazing Hypothesis For Why The Trappist-1 System Hasn’t Destroyed Itself
When astronomers announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, Earthlings immediately celebrated the possibility that one of those planetary neighbours could host life. But to physicists, TRAPPIST-1 presented a puzzle: How could those seven planets, all packed around a single star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun, survive? Why…
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Alien Life Could Be Island Hopping Between TRAPPIST-1 Planets
The TRAPPIST-1 system has totally entranced Earthlings since NASA announced its discovery last month. For both astronomers and tinfoil hat believers (*raises hand*), TRAPPIST-1 is a sign of hope for finding alien life, since three of its planets are located in the habitable zone which supports liquid water. With water comes life, and with life…