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Astronomers Spot Mysterious Planet Orbiting the Closest Single Star

Barnard's star has been confirmed to have a planet, Barnard b, making it one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth.

JWST Images Freezing Giant Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away

A cold planet six times the mass of Jupiter was directly imaged orbiting a nearby star, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Snaps Image of Planet in Neighboring Star System

The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of a freezing giant exoplanet, revealing surprises about its mass and orbital separation.

Mini-Neptune turned out to be a frozen super-Earth

Exoplanet LHS 1140 b, orbiting 40 light-years away, likely a super-Earth with potential for liquid water and habitability.

Astronomers Stumbled Upon a Planet In the Act of Becoming a Hot Jupiter

The gas giant exoplanet TIC241249530b is on a unique, twisted orbit resembling a hot Jupiter in the making.

Astronomers Finally Discovered Why WASP-107 b Is So Gassy, Bloated, and Distended

Exoplanet WASP-107 b is unusually 'puffy' due to its low mass, hot atmosphere with little methane, and a core heavier than previously thought.

Astronomers Spot Mysterious Planet Orbiting the Closest Single Star

Barnard's star has been confirmed to have a planet, Barnard b, making it one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth.

JWST Images Freezing Giant Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away

A cold planet six times the mass of Jupiter was directly imaged orbiting a nearby star, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Snaps Image of Planet in Neighboring Star System

The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of a freezing giant exoplanet, revealing surprises about its mass and orbital separation.

Mini-Neptune turned out to be a frozen super-Earth

Exoplanet LHS 1140 b, orbiting 40 light-years away, likely a super-Earth with potential for liquid water and habitability.

Astronomers Stumbled Upon a Planet In the Act of Becoming a Hot Jupiter

The gas giant exoplanet TIC241249530b is on a unique, twisted orbit resembling a hot Jupiter in the making.

Astronomers Finally Discovered Why WASP-107 b Is So Gassy, Bloated, and Distended

Exoplanet WASP-107 b is unusually 'puffy' due to its low mass, hot atmosphere with little methane, and a core heavier than previously thought.
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Newly Discovered Planet May Be Able to Support Human Life

Gliese 12 b is the closest known Earth-sized planet with potential for human habitation, but its atmosphere remains unknown.

Scientists discover new planet that could support human life

Gliese 12 b, an Earth-like exoplanet, could host human life if proven to have an Earth-like atmosphere and temperature for water formation.

Newly Discovered Planet May Be Able to Support Human Life

Gliese 12 b is the closest known Earth-sized planet with potential for human habitation, but its atmosphere remains unknown.

Scientists discover new planet that could support human life

Gliese 12 b, an Earth-like exoplanet, could host human life if proven to have an Earth-like atmosphere and temperature for water formation.
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James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detects weather on distant exoplanet, revealing extreme conditions and detailed atmospheric composition.

James Webb Turns to Examine Planet Showing Potential Sign of Life

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified potential signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b through the detection of dimethyl sulfide gas, exclusive to lifeforms on Earth.

James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detects weather on distant exoplanet, revealing extreme conditions and detailed atmospheric composition.

James Webb Turns to Examine Planet Showing Potential Sign of Life

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified potential signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b through the detection of dimethyl sulfide gas, exclusive to lifeforms on Earth.
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Glow of an exoplanet may be from starlight reflecting off liquid iron

Exoplanet WASP-76B might be displaying a rainbow-like phenomenon known as a 'glory' due to light interacting with cloud droplets.

Astronomers Intrigued by Planet Shaped Like Egg

WASP-12b, an egg-shaped exoplanet, is on a collision course with its parent star sooner than anticipated, with only 3 million years left before disintegration.
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NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable zone,' is only 137 light-years away

The recently discovered exoplanet, TOI-715 b, is located within the habitable zone and could potentially sustain life.
The super-Earth's distance from its parent star allows for the right temperature for liquid water to form on its surface.

NASA finds 'super-Earth' - could be a candidate for alien life

NASA has discovered a 'super-Earth' 137-light years away that could be a promising candidate for life.
TOI-715 b orbits a small, reddish star and has a tighter orbit than Earth, completing one orbit every 19 days.

NASA discovers potential habitable 'super-Earth' 137 light-years away

NASA has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth that is 137 light-years away.
The planet, TOI-715 b, is one and a half times bigger than Earth and orbits its star in just 19 days.

NASA funds 13 futuristic technologies for space missions

NASA is funding 13 ambitious projects that could potentially lead to space missions, ranging from signs of life on Mars to exploring a nearby exoplanet with swarming spacecraft.
The projects are part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NAIC) program, which supports innovative ideas that go beyond the agency's near-term plans.
One project aims to send minuscule spacecraft powered by light-sails to a nearby star using lasers, while another project aims to fly the first fixed-wing vehicle on Mars.

NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable zone,' is only 137 light-years away

The recently discovered exoplanet, TOI-715 b, is located within the habitable zone and could potentially sustain life.
The super-Earth's distance from its parent star allows for the right temperature for liquid water to form on its surface.

NASA finds 'super-Earth' - could be a candidate for alien life

NASA has discovered a 'super-Earth' 137-light years away that could be a promising candidate for life.
TOI-715 b orbits a small, reddish star and has a tighter orbit than Earth, completing one orbit every 19 days.

NASA discovers potential habitable 'super-Earth' 137 light-years away

NASA has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth that is 137 light-years away.
The planet, TOI-715 b, is one and a half times bigger than Earth and orbits its star in just 19 days.

NASA funds 13 futuristic technologies for space missions

NASA is funding 13 ambitious projects that could potentially lead to space missions, ranging from signs of life on Mars to exploring a nearby exoplanet with swarming spacecraft.
The projects are part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NAIC) program, which supports innovative ideas that go beyond the agency's near-term plans.
One project aims to send minuscule spacecraft powered by light-sails to a nearby star using lasers, while another project aims to fly the first fixed-wing vehicle on Mars.
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Hubble Discovers Closest Earth-Sized World to Our Star System

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have measured the size of an exoplanet just 22 light years away, confirming it as the closest known Earth-sized world to our solar system.
The exoplanet, named LTT 1445Ac, has a diameter 1.07 times that of Earth's and a mass of around 1.37 Earths. However, its surface temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit makes it uninhabitable for potential life.
To observe exoplanets, astronomers rely on a transit event where the planet passes between a telescope and a star, causing a dip in the star's light. The researchers initially used the TESS satellite to observe LTT 1445Ac, but the Hubble Space Telescope provided conclusive data.

It may rain sand on this mysterious cotton candy' exoplanet, where scientists just made an Earth-like discovery

Scientists have discovered that an exoplanet called WASP-107b has high-altitude clouds composed of tiny sand particles.
This discovery was made possible by the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope.
WASP-107b's fluffy nature allows scientists to study its atmosphere more deeply than they can with larger, more massive planets.

Scientists spot Jupiter-sized exoplanet that 'reeks of rotten eggs'

Hydrogen sulphide found in Jupiter-sized gas giant's atmosphere offers insights into planet formation.
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