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Habitable Planet near Earth

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US astronomers said Wednesday they have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable, orbiting a nearby star, and believe there could be many more planets like it in space. The planet, found by astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is orbiting in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the red dwarf star Gliese 581,

Stephen Hawking: Humans Must Abandon Earth

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Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has given a vote of no confidence to continued life on Earth.The famed scientist, known for his mind-bending theories on space, time, and black holes, says the human race must flee this planet and colonize space within the next century if it hopes to survive.The website BigThink.com lays out his case, outlining a number of apocalyptic scenarios in which humans would become extinct.With the human population reaching unsustainable levels and natural resources continuing to dwindle, the Earth is becoming less and less of a habitable place, the site says.

Seventh Graders discover mysterious Cave on Mars

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A group of seventh graders in California, USA has discovered a mysterious cave on Mars as part of a research project to study images taken by a NASA spacecraft orbiting the red planet. The 16 students from teacher Dennis Mitchell's seventh-grade science class at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, California, found what looks to be a Martian skylight - a hole in the roof of a cave on Mars.