Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger reckons the galaxy could contain as many as 40 billion habitable planets. Here, she speaks about the search for those faraway worlds and signatures of life.
Engineers aim to build machines that put people at ease. The effort reveals truths about ourselves.
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