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Four tiny planets found orbiting one of our nearest stars

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the…

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Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes: More Earth-like planets may exist

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation…

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Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings

The shape of a planet’s orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its…

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Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Catherine Bennett

That I fully expect to be dead by the time the UK achieves net zero is, of course, no reason…

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Temperamental stars are distorting our view of distant planets

Most of the information we have about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) comes from looking at dips in starlight…

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Tonight You Can Marvel at Six Planets in a Spectacular Planet Parade

2025 is starting off with a bang for skygazers, with a planet parade coming to the skies tonight, Jan. 21.…

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See 6 Planets Align on January 21

Observing the planets is one of the most awe-inspiring ways to witness the magic of the night sky—and there’s no…

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NASA’s new Webb telescope images support previously controversial findings about how planets form

NASA says it was able to use the James Webb telescope around ancient stars that challenge theoretical models of how…

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Planets form through domino effect

New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form…

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Evidence of primordial black holes may be hiding in planets, or even everyday objects here on Earth

Imagine the formation of a black hole and you’ll probably envision a massive star running out of fuel and collapsing…

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