Hot, small and old—exoplanet TOI-561 b is just about the worst place to look for alien air. Scientists using JWST found it ...
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How a Space Mission Revealed Life on Our Planet Three Decades Ago
Have you ever thought about how we would know if other planets have life on them? How could we tell that life existed on a planet from afar, without actually landing on it? Well, 30 years ago, an ...
NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major leap in space exploration and the search for life beyond Earth.
A study published in Nature found some regions on Earth experience peak spring at unexpected times. Researchers found ...
Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are waiting to be discovered.
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope observed dark beads and lopsided star patterns drifting over Saturn’s ...
The exoplanet was discovered during preliminary observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Experts say they could soon ...
The known universe is full of shockingly huge things. Here are the largest planets, stars, galaxies, and structures we've ...
“Interstellar objects may be able to jump start planet formation, in particular around higher-mass stars,” Pfalzner said in a ...
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Astronomers Say Earth Has a Newly Discovered 'Quasi-Moon,' a Companion That Shares Its Orbit Around the Sun
Earth has a newly discovered—albeit temporary—companion in its journey around the sun. In research published this month in ...
When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate ...
We’re often the first humans to put eyes on those images. We tell Perseverance to reach out, and grind rocks, take pictures, ...
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