布莱克浦、米尔顿凯恩斯、谢菲尔德和雷克瑟姆入围 2029 年英国 “文化之城”（UK City of Culture）候选名单。最终获选城市将于 2027 年 5 月揭晓，并获得 1000 万英镑，用于借助 “当地优势与特色故事”，开展为期一年的系列文化活动。

系外行星 K2-155 d 的概念图。中国 FAST 射电望远镜在这颗超级地球所在的方向探测到一段神秘的无线电信号，难道外星文明向地球发来消息了？ 宇宙中到底有没有外星文明？几十年来，科学家一直在努力寻找它们存在的证据。这项研究被统称为“地外文明探索”（Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence，简称 SETI）。近年来，中国的500米口径球面射电望远镜（FA ...

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