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Tau Ceti and Other Star Systems with Potentially Habitable Worlds

For decades, the search for habitable worlds focused mainly on planets similar to Earth and stars similar to the Sun. However, modern astronomy has revealed that potentially life-supporting environments may…

deka December 29, 2025

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Trojan Asteroids: Ancient Companions of Planets

Trojan asteroids are a unique group of small celestial bodies that share an orbit with a planet while remaining locked in stable gravitational positions. Unlike typical asteroids found in the…

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Lagrange Points: Where Gravity Finds Perfect Balance

A Lagrange point is a special position in space where the gravitational forces of two large bodies, such as the Sun and a planet, balance in a way that allows…

deka December 27, 2025

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The Habitable Zone: Where to Search for Exoplanets

The habitable zone is one of the most important concepts in the search for life beyond Earth. It describes a region around a star where conditions may allow liquid water…

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How Many Planets in the Universe Could Potentially Support Life

The question of how many planets in the universe might support life is one of the most profound in modern science. For centuries, humanity wondered whether Earth was unique, but…

deka December 27, 2025

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Technosignatures: How Scientists Search for Signs of Extraterrestrial Civilizations

The search for extraterrestrial life has traditionally focused on biology, but in recent years scientists have increasingly explored another possibility: technosignatures. These are observable signs of technology created by advanced…

deka December 27, 2025

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Ocean Planets: What They Are and Could Intelligent Life Exist There

Ocean planets, sometimes called water worlds, are a class of exoplanets almost entirely covered by deep global oceans. Unlike Earth, where oceans coexist with continents, these planets may have little…

deka December 27, 2025

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The James Webb Space Telescope: How It Changed Our View of Exoplanets

The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope marked a turning point in the study of exoplanets. Before Webb, astronomers could detect many distant worlds, but understanding their true nature…

deka December 27, 2025

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Atmospheric Spectroscopy: How Scientists Read the Chemistry of Distant Worlds

Atmospheric spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tools in modern astronomy and planetary science. It allows scientists to study the composition, structure, and physical properties of planetary atmospheres without…

deka December 27, 2025

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SETI and METI: Should Humanity Announce Its Presence to the Cosmos

For decades, humanity has listened quietly to the universe, searching for signs that we are not alone. At the same time, a growing debate asks whether listening is enough—or whether…

deka December 27, 2025