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The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) revealed a distant planet located 40,000 light-years away using microlensing for the first time.

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Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

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A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

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Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

Stellar storms could be masking Alien radio messages.