Original summary of Dr. Alex Wissner-Gross’s October 13, 2026 reporting. Linked-source claims have not been independently verified.
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Astronomers search for worlds more favorable to life than Earth
Claim
The newsletter reports searches for potentially superhabitable planets whose conditions might support more life than Earth.
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- Welcome to October 13, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)
- Source linked by the October 13 issue (www.nytimes.com)
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