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Wolf 1069b: Could new planet support life?

Wolf 1069b: Could new planet support life?

‘Earth-like’ world is just 31-light years away...

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

February 8, 20236m 18s

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Show Notes

Astronomers from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have spied an exoplanet outside our Solar System with a similar mass to Earth, which orbits a red dwarf star and could support pleasant temperatures and water. Did a $100 part spoil Virgin Orbit’s space dream? Keanu Reeves inspires natural antimicrobial product to kill fungus. Electric cars: World’s best place for EV chargers...and battery ethics, with Leo Murray of UK climate change charity Possible.

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  • Advanced AI? It’s just pigeon-brained learning, U.S. study finds.

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