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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
NASA Discovers Four New Earth-Like Rocky Planets That Are Best Places To Find Life
Scientists have just discovered four small, rocky exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the nearest single star to our solar system after the Alpha Centauri system, NASA announced. Located only six ...
'Bigger than 78 Earths': Indian scientists find monster planet outside the solar system
Indian scientists discover TOI-6038A b, a giant exoplanet 78 times Earth's mass. This sub-Saturn world orbits a binary star, ...
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4 Small Planets Confirmed Orbiting Nearby Barnard’s Star
Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star — one of our closest stellar neighbors — ...
Scientists discover four Earth-like planets orbiting Barnard's Star
Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using ...
Challenging Existing Theories: Jupiter-Like Exoplanets Formed Much Sooner Than We Thought
A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than ...
Space.com on MSN4d
Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of specialized instruments, allows it to detect very faint emissions coming from ...