13 h. ago How humans could travel millions of light years to distant planets in SECONDS

Scientists say that there is a way humanity could travel to millions of light years in seconds thanks to holes in the fabric of space and time.

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24 h. ago Scientists 'found' alien life on distant planet... and now we may know what it looks like

Scientists have found a nearby planet that appears to be teeming with life, and now we may know what it looks like. The planet, known by astronomers as K2-18b, is potentially an ocean world.

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3 d. ago Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour? – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50s, and news from scientists who claim to have found a colour no one has seen beforeAre we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien lifeChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen beforeSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of colon cancer, and a new colour? – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet, to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50’s, and news from a group of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has ever seen before. Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien lifeChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’ Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Proof' of alien farts on distant planet questioned as scientists may be full of hot air

Rival boffins are at odds over a University of Cambridge revelation last week that claimed a planet 124 light years from Earth was 'teeming' with life after they found gas

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6 d. ago Extraordinary moment meteorite lights up the Australian sky before crashing to the ground: 'Homes were shaking'

Millions of Aussies were treated to a spectacular light show that could be seen from as far as Bundaberg in central Queensland right down to Lismore in the NSW northern rivers region

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1 week ago Scientists reveal what aliens could REALLY look like on exoplanet K2

As scientists discover the most promising evidence of life on a distant planet, experts reveal what that alien life might look like.

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1 week ago Scientists find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of alien life on distant planet

The tantalizing hints of a far planet ‘teeming’ with extraterrestrial life is some 120 light-years away from Earth, researchers say

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1 week ago Astronomers claim strongest evidence yet of extraterrestrial life

Distant planet is covered with an ocean that may be teeming with microbial activity

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1 week ago From sexy jumpsuits to wailing popstars and giddy Kardashians, why this space she

Never in the field of human space travel has so much guff been spoken about a teeny-weeny rocket ride by so few to so many.

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