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Scientists decipher mysterious atmosphere of 'Rosetta Stone' exoplanet
A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, ...
Super-Earths are common outside the solar system, new study shows
An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...
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Chemical Hints on a Distant Planet Offer ‘Strongest Evidence Yet’ for Life Outside Our Solar System, Astronomers Say
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted possible signatures for life in an exoplanet's atmosphere. Still, researchers caution ...
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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
Probing these wacky celestial bodies can help us understand how conditions beyond our solar system may yield planets vastly different from our own, said study author Thomas Baycroft with the ...
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Astronomers find ‘strongest sign’ of life outside our solar system
LONDON — Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they ...
Planet with comet-like tail observed disintegrating near its star
The researchers observed BD+05 4868 Ab as it gradually crumbles into dust, shedding material roughly equal to the mass of ...
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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit ... can help us understand how conditions beyond our solar system may yield planets vastly different from our ...