Astronomers have found planets in other solar systems in the habitable zone, in orbit where temperatures would be beneficial for life. ... The study envisions an onsite nuclear power plant, solar panel arrays, and methods for extracting carbon, silicon, aluminum, and other useful materials from the lunar surface. ... Evidence suggests the existence of liquids below the surface of several moons and dwarf planets elsewhere in the solar system. ... Any possible planets orbiting these stars would probably end up being tidally locked, with one hemisphere constantly facing the other star and the oth...

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