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Scientists Detect Habitable-Zone ‘Super‑Earth’ GJ 251 c Just 18 Light‑Years Away

Its proximity positions the planet for possible direct imaging by upcoming 30‑meter‑class observatories.

New ‘Radical Mundanity’ Hypothesis Recasts the Fermi Paradox

JWST Finds Phosphine on Ancient Brown Dwarf, Matching Model Predictions

First Synthesis of Methanetetrol Reveals Photodissociation Hurdles for Interstellar Detection