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Astronomers Open ‘New Window’ on Exoplanets After Landmark First Detection of Magnetospheres

For a planet to be habitable, it’s generally considered to need liquid water. To have liquid water, a planet needs an atmosphere. To have an atmosphere, it’s understood a world needs a magnetosphere, and for the first time ever, a team of astronomers has found the strongest evide

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Astronomers Open ‘New Window’ on Exoplanets After Landmark First Detection of Magnetospheres

For a planet to be habitable, it’s generally considered to need liquid water. To have liquid water, a planet needs an atmosphere. To have an atmosphere, it’s understood a world needs a magnetosphere, and for the first time ever, a team of astronomers has found the strongest evide

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