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Astronomy
How Visiting Venus Will Help Us Find Life on Distant Planets
What Venus can teach us about planets far beyond our own solar system
Stephen R. Kane is a planetary astrophysicist who has discovered hundreds of exoplanets and studies their potential for habitability. He is a professor in the department of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Riverside. Credit: Nick Higgins
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