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Learn how a new discovery of a giant planet can help scientists refine their theories of how planets form.

Learn more about TWA 7 b, an exoplanet with the mass of Saturn that was captured by creating a fake eclipse.

Learn why a lichen found in the Mojave Desert has become key evidence in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Learn more about how genetic research reveals the Norwegian lemming only split from its Siberian cousin 35,000 years ago.

Learn why some orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are sharing their prey with humans.

A new gas giant world discovered by citizen scientists using data from NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is cool, ...

Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...

For the first time, JWST has discovered an exoplanet through direct imaging, revealing TWA 7 b, a Saturn-mass world.

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...