This Newly Found Exoplanet Is So Light, Scientists Don’t Know What It’s Made Of
Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...
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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Are we alone in the universe? While no one can say for sure, space scientists know where to start looking—exoplanets. An ...
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Strong infrared signals could reveal alien life on "waterworld" planets
Finding alien life won’t be as dramatic as a flying saucer landing on the White House lawn – it’ll be NASA scientists holding ...
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Is it time to start classifying exoplanetary systems?
Though exoplanet systems seem to be very diverse, this classification scheme shows that there's a lot of uniformity in the patterns. Even though there's a large diversity of planet types ...
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our ...
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International research team led by UTSA astrophysicist discovers new exoplanet outside Earth’s solar system
In a paper slated for publication April 14 in Science, Currie reports the first exoplanet jointly discovered through direct imaging and precision astrometry, a new indirect method that identifies a ...
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New research on exoplanet, Enaiposha, is challenging everything we know about planet formation
GJ 1214 b, also known as Enaiposha since 2023, is thought to be a sub-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. It has provided astronomers with new insights into planet formation and ...