'An absurd idea': Scientists want to create an artificial eclipse in space to hunt for alien worlds

A NASA team is pushing an audacious plan to hunt for alien worlds by creating an artificial eclipse in space, placing a vast ...
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Black trees on alien planets: Scientists say worlds with two suns could host forests unlike anything on Earth

For generations, artists and science-fiction writers have imagined alien landscapes beneath twin sunsets. The image became iconic in popular culture long before astronomers confirmed that planets ...