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Even if intelligent aliens exist they may never achieve space travel like us, research says

Source: David A. Aguilar

Even if intelligent alien species exist, the physical constraints posed by some planets may prevent them from traveling to space, a new study says.

The research article in the assessed the possibility of living in other worlds, and the factors that may govern their ability to explore

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