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   "We were among the first 8 per cent of worlds that could potentially   
   support life when we came into being 4.6 billion years ago, according   
   the astronomers behind the study. Many of the other Earth-supporting   
   planets won’t turn be around for some time — and are likely to come   
   about after our own sun burns out in six billion years. [...]   
      
   Humanity arrived early enough to be able to see back into the beginnings   
   of the universe with telescopes like Hubble and other equipment.   
      
   But that same understanding might be off-limits to future civilisations.   
   Because the universe is expanding so fast, any observable evidence of   
   its beginnings is likely to be erased — leaving people in the future   
   with no clue about how the universe got to where they are."   
      
   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/earth-was-one-of-the-u   
   iverse-s-first-habitable-planets-and-we-re-likely-to-miss-chance   
   to-meet-a6701311.html   
      
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