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Mojave lichen defies death rays—could life thrive on distant exoplanets?

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists have…

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Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos

Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common…

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TOI-1453: Sub-Neptune in system of two exoplanets

Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets around TOI-1453, a star about 250 light years away. These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and…

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Astronomer finds gas giant exoplanets formed earlier than previously thought

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought,…

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‘Out of science fiction’: First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere reveal a unique climate

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first…

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Astronomers gauge livability of exoplanets orbiting white dwarf stars

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could…

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