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We could see robots working on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory out in space.

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Scientists say moons around rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough for life thanks to tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres. These dark, starless worlds may have had ...

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