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Scientists have identified 45 Earth-like exoplanets that are the strongest known candidates for hosting extraterrestrial life.

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A small group of distant worlds may hold the clues to life beyond Earth. Astronomers searching for life beyond Earth have narrowed down the most promising places to look. Out of more than 6,000 known ...

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Trump said in February he would order government agencies to release documents related to UFOs.