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A hidden ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet is dipping in and out of its habitable zone

A huge “super-Earth” with an extreme climate that results in it being habitable for only part of its orbit has…

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A tiny star gave birth to a giant exoplanet, but no one knows how

Like a family in which short parents have tall children, a tiny red dwarf star is defying our understanding of…

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James Webb Space Telescope unveils fiery origins of a distant, hellish exoplanet

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered the tumultuous history of a distant, hellishly hot exoplanet that’s…

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Scientists question possible signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b in new study: ‘We never saw more than insignificant hints’

In 2023, scientists from Cambridge University reported what appeared to be very exciting news. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, they…

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What would it be like living on Tatooine from ‘Star Wars’? This exoplanet orbiting twin suns could tell us

A Tatooine-like world with a key difference from the desert planet in “Star Wars” has been serendipitously discovered orbiting not…

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James Webb Space Telescope finds coldest exoplanet ever seen, and it orbits a dead star

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected the first planet seen orbiting a dead star, offering new…

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Did the James Webb telescope really find evidence of alien life? Here’s the truth about exoplanet K2-18b.

The trendiest planet in the universe right now is K2-18b, a potentially habitable world swirling around a small, red star…

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Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b may just be statistical noise

Illustration of the exoplanet K2-18b NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Apparent signs of alien life on the exoplanet…

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What Is Dimethyl Sulfide, the Chemical Potentially Found on Exoplanet K2-18 b?

Is Dimethyl Sulfide Really a Sign of Alien Life? Dimethyl sulfide is in the news after NASA’s James Webb Space…

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Exoplanet found in odd perpendicular orbit to brown dwarf star pair

An artist’s impression of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs ESO/L. Calçada In…

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