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A nearby alien planet six times the size of the Earth is
covered with a water-rich atmosphere that includes a strange plasma form
of water.
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Through the combined power of two NASA space telescopes, the
clouds hanging high in an alien atmosphere have been mapped for the
first time.
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As sun-like stars age, they will force the habitable zone
outward, cooking previously life-giving orbits, like Earth's -- ancient
red dwarf stars, however, remain stable for much longer, perhaps
nurturing vastly more intelligent life.
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