When astronomers looking for new exoplanets planets gaze up at the tranquil night sky and wish upon a star, they’re really just wishing those stars would get the hell out of the way. That’s because, ...

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The Great Filter theory proposes that advanced life faces nearly impossible hurdles. These hurdles include the origin of life, evolution of complex organisms, and technological advancement. If ...

Last week, scientists announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, a planet 492 light years away in the Cygnus constellation. Kepler-186f is special because it marks the first planet almost exactly the ...