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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...
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When Searching for Life on Exoplanets, a Lack of Its Signs Is Only a Starting Point
Learn why finding no obvious biosignatures on 40 to 80 exoplanets doesn’t mean that life doesn’t exist outside Earth. It just ...
The truth is out there: Scientists want a new mission to hunt for life beyond Earth
A trip to planets outside our solar system could tell scientists a lot — even if no extraterrestrial life is found ...
JWST Captures Unseen Details of Exoplanets in HR 8799 and 51 Eridani Systems
Astronomers used JWST’s coronagraphs in a unique way to capture new images of exoplanets in the HR 8799 and 51 Eridani ...
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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Credit: Martin Farnir Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but are unlike any in our own solar system. The two exoplanets ...
In the search for life on exoplanets, finding nothing is something too
What if humanity's search for life on other planets returns no hits? A team of researchers led by Dr. Daniel Angerhausen, a ...
Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO₂ for first time
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...
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Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of ...
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TOI-1453: Sub-Neptune in system of two exoplanets
These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent from our system. This discovery paves the way for future atmospheric studies to better understand ...
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Two Exoplanet Systems Have Elevated Levels of Carbon Dioxide
For the study, the researchers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to analyze the atmospheres of exoplanets residing in the systems HR 8799 and 51 Eridani (51 Eri) with the direct imaging ...