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One proposed solution to the Fermi Paradox suggests that intelligent civilizations remain silent by necessity. Advanced ...

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An astrophotograph of the interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS highlights its green coma and a wandering blue-tinted ion tail. (Copyright Victor Sabet and Julien De ...