Alex Knapp

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The holy grail of astronomers is life on another planet, presumably one that's a lot like Earth. NASA's search is now focused on Kepler 186 F .

Scientists Find a Potentially Habitable Planet

The holy grail of astronomers is life on another planet, presumably one that's a lot like Earth. NASA's search is now focused on Kepler 186 F .

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