Are there other Earth-like planets out there in the cosmos? We simply don’t know. Scientists have been peering into space for centuries and, thanks to advancing technology, we have spotted other worlds that might be capable of supporting life, but the evidence is sorely lacking.

To help answer the question, researchers from UCLA came up with a new framework for analyzing the makeup of exoplanets using data from the W. M. Keck Observatory and other high-powered telescopes. Based on their observations, the researchers are making a rather bold declaration: Earth isn’t terribly unique.

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Nobody really knows if there are other ‘Earths’ out there originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 at 16:24:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of having a single functioning machine on Mars was little more than a dream for scientists. Today, NASA has a whole bunch of hardware on and around the Red Planet, and sometimes they catch a glimpse of one another as they go about their business.

In a new post by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we get to see both the InSight lander and the Curiosity rover doing their thing from afar thanks to NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and its HiRISE camera. The images are nothing short of spectacular.

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NASA’s Mars orbiter visited the InSight lander and Curiosity rover from above originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 at 14:08:06 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Netflix revealed that BoJack Horseman would return for a sixth and final season in October, I was equal parts overjoyed and devastated. BoJack is, in my humble opinion, the best show on the streaming service, and while I am confident that creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg and the team will wrap the series up in a satisfying way, I’ll miss Will Arnett and Aaron Paul in the respective second-best roles of their careers to date.

Other highlights this week include Jenny Slate’s first stand-up special, a post-apocalyptic teen comedy series called Daybreak, and the second season of The Kominsky Method, starring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin.

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Everything new coming to Netflix this week, and everything leaving (week of Oct. 20) originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 at 12:06:59 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Smart plugs can cost up to $30 a piece and considering all the great functionality they afford, that price is more than fair. Of course, just because it’s fair doesn’t mean you should pay that much for a single smart plug — especially when you can get a Teckin SS30 Wi-Fi Smart Power Strip for the same price. It’s basically four smart plugs in one, with four different power outlets that can each be individually controlled with an app, Alexa, Google Assistant, and more. You also get four additional USB power ports, making this a truly terrific value.

Smart Power Strip WiFi Power Bar 5ft Extension Cord Compatible with Alexa,Google Home and IFT…: $25.99

Here’s more key info from the product page:

• REMOTE CONTROL – Once this smart power strip is connected successfully, you can control the power of your electrical items on/off by the free App (smart life). Even you are not at home, you can easily control your home electronics on or off from anywhere. Also, you can control the switch separately via your phone. Easy to use and install, required a secured 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection.
• VOICE CONTROL – Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google home assistant and IFTTT, control your home appliances with the smart plug by simply giving voice commands to Alexa or Google Assistant. No Hub Required, the smart power strip works with any Wi-Fi router without the need for a separate hub or paid subscription service.
• MULTIPLE SAFEGUARDS – TECKIN Smart Power Strip is UL approved and it is made of high quality materials. Support 110~240V, 10A maximum load. Circuit breaker automatically breaks off when the current exceeds threshold, preventing plugged-in high temperature devices from damages. PCV0 materials can protect your home safely.
• SET SCHEDULE & TIMER – Schedule the Smart Power Strip to automatically power electronics on and off as needed, like setting lights to come on at dusk or turn off at sunrise. You can create a group for all of your smart devices and control them all with just one command. With the countdown timer feature, simply set a timer for the Smart Power strip to turn off its appliance automatically.
• RELIABLE AND DURABLE – We provide 60-day money-back guarantee for any reason and 2-year warranty for quality-related issues. If you encounter any problem or need further support, please feel free to contact us through E-mail or Amazon directly. For our contact info, you can see on the comments below. We offer free replacement service anytime and for any reason if the plug is defective, please contact us whenever you encounter product issue.

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Get a smart power strip that’s four Alexa smart plugs in one for under $30 originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 at 10:34:32 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Stranger Things is such a massive hit for Netflix that it’s no surprise it was renewed for a new season while other original Netflix shows are being canceled after only two years. And considering the brilliant cliffhanger in the post-credits scenes of the season 3 finale, we all want to see how the Stranger Things story moves forward. Especially considering that Hopper supposedly died during the series climactic end, and some of our favorite characters left Hawkins.

The sheriff’s death has yet to be formalized, and most people suspect he’s still alive, David Harbour included, rotting in a Russian prison from the ’80s. It’ll be a long while until we find out whether Hopper survived, but the first Stranger Things 4 leak certainly gives us reasons to hope that he somehow escaped the blast.

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We’ve got some fantastic daily deals for you to check out on Sunday, so let’s get right to it. Highlights include the most popular Wi-Fi range extender on Amazon’s whole site for an all-time low price of $13.99, true wireless earbuds with a better design than AirPods for $26.99, $15 off the Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick, a Fire 7 Tablet for only $39.99, the Echo Dot for cars for just $19.99, a fast wireless charging pad for only $6.99, literally the best Ring Video Doorbell deal we’ve ever seen, everyone’s favorite meat thermometer for $9.49, $109 off a very popular juicer, and more. See all of today’s top deals below.

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10 deals you don’t want to miss on Sunday: $27 earbuds, $40 Fire tablet, $14 Wi-Fi extender, Fire TV Stick sale, more originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 at 07:55:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Summary: Are you a semi-frequent traveler who doesn’t take too many trips a year but who nevertheless could use a credit card that offers an assortment of travel-related perks? In this post, we walk through the many reasons you should consider the Chase Sapphire Preferred — which isn’t an ultra-premium card by any means but still offers a ton of value via everything from the way you can earn Ultimate Rewards points to offering primary rental car insurance.

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I was talking to someone recently who installs a variety of tech solutions in homes who noted as an aside that smart blinds are very soon going to be the standard, default solution — that there’s just no reason to have the traditional set of blinds anymore, when you can have one that operates at the push of a button.

That came to mind today in tandem with the news that Ikea has finally started the rollout of its Fyrtur smart blinds in some of its US stores after initially intending to release them earlier this year, back in April. You can find a number of stories from new outlets noting the delay and speculating on when they’d finally arrive, which speaks to the degree to which these have been anticipated (as do a number of Reddit posts that tried to deduce when the delay would end).

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Rats have kind of a bad rap. Yeah, they’re scavengers in big cities and have a long and storied history of spreading disease, but generally speaking, they’re actually pretty lovely creatures. They’re smart, and they make very good pets. That is, unless you have *checks notes* over 300 of them.

As the San Diego Union-Tribune reports, a woman was recently found living in a van in a convenience store parking lot, and she definitely wasn’t alone. What had originally started as just a pair of pet rats exploded into a population of approximately 320. Yikes.

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Apple held a splashy premiere event a few days ago at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood, California to unveil its new Apple TV+ series For All Mankind. It’s one of the marquee launch titles that will be available on November 1st — a drama that offers an alternative history of the “Space Race” that in real life, of course, saw the US beat Russia to the moon. It’s got solid talent behind it, like Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award-winner Ronald D. Moore, who also reimagined Battlestar Galactica in the early 2000s and garnered legions of fans. And it’s told through the eyes of fictional astronauts, engineers, and their families.

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