Indonesia searches for life beyond Earth

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Prihardani Tuah Purba

December 31, 2020

Is there life beyond Earth? Indonesian astronomers are hoping to find the answer through a new exoplanet search program at Mount Timau National Observatory in Kupang, Timor.

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