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Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge, suggests the answer might ...

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The strongest evidence yet that life may exist on a planet outside our solar system has been found by a team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge.

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Scientists from Cambridge University have detected potential biosignatures in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b using NASA’s ...

Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge ...

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