A MAP of the stars could lead alien-hunters directly to where extra-terrestrial life may be hiding.
Scientists have created a 3D illustration charting a list of nearby stars that may be hosting "habitable" alien worlds.
They used data from Nasa's Chandra X-ray Observatory to identify these planets.
It involved finding stars that are close enough to Earth that we could use future telescopes to take images of planets in their "habitable" zones.
This is when a planet is the right distance from a star to have liquid water on its surface – a key ingredient for alien life.
Using advanced imaging techniques, scientists could work out details about a planet's surface and atmosphere.
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