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suitable for living in
the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans, either, for that matter
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Its sweeping plan extends in scope from exploring the moon, Mars, and deep space, and probes topics like the origins of the universe, quantum mechanics, habitable planets, and extraterrestrial life.
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
The telescope had been used to track asteroids on a path to Earth, conduct research that led to a Nobel Prize and determine whether a planet was potentially habitable.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Simple life emerged on earth within the first billion years of its habitable window, astrophysicist Piero Madau, a University of California, Santa Cruz, noted in a 2023 paper appearing in The Astrophysical Journal.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
This system is made up of seven rocky, roughly Earth-sized planets that are fairly close together, some of which are in the star’s habitable zone.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
The telescope had been used to track asteroids on a path to Earth, conduct research that led to a Nobel Prize and determine whether a planet was potentially habitable.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Simple life emerged on earth within the first billion years of its habitable window, astrophysicist Piero Madau, a University of California, Santa Cruz, noted in a 2023 paper appearing in The Astrophysical Journal.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
This system is made up of seven rocky, roughly Earth-sized planets that are fairly close together, some of which are in the star’s habitable zone.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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