A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search for potential signs of life. The discovery of a potential “super-Earth” loca ...
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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting ...
When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...
What happens to planets as their stars age and come closer to death? This is what a recent study published in the Monthly ...
As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing ...
A recently discovered exoplanet, a planet that exists beyond our solar system, called GJ 251c is a super-Earth located just 18 light-years away from our ...
About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.
Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.
Researchers have uncovered three Earth-sized planets in the binary system TOI-2267, offering fresh insights into planetary ...
What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?