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Photo credit: “Earth as Viewed From 10,000 Miles,” November 9, 1967, from Apollo 4, by NASA.

“Optimism” and a Lonely Planet

Adam Frank (University of Rochester) interviewed fellow astrophysicist Avi Loeb (Harvard) about the future possibility of detecting “techno-signatures” from space. Read More ›
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Medved, Richards Ask: Are We Alone in the Universe?

If life in the universe is singular, if we’re it and there is no other life, whether intelligent or otherwise, what’s the bad news about that, and what’s the good news? Read More ›
Metaxas on TRAPPIST-1 system
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Remember Those Exciting “Earth-Like” Planets of the TRAPPIST-1 System? The Honeymoon Is Over

New 3D computer climate modeling casts doubt on the hubbub of one month ago. Read More ›
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Image: TRAPPIST-1 System, artist's highly imaginative rendering, by NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Lonely Planet — Metaxas on the TRAPPIST-1 System

Insightfully, our friend Eric Metaxas notes a loneliness for companionship from beyond the stars. Read More ›
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Image: Proxima b, artist's vision, by ESO/M. Kornmesser via Science Daily.

Put Up or Shut Up for Evolution? Nearest “Habitable” Planet Found Orbiting Proxima Centauri

Intelligent design can live easily with the idea of inhabited worlds beyond Earth. Read More ›

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