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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 ...
Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
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All systems go for PRIME telescope’s search for more planets beyond our solar system
Astronomers now have a powerful new tool to uncover the faintest traces of exoplanets, galactic structures, variable stars, and fleeting cosmic events beyond our solar system. The Prime-focus ...
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Four small rocky planets confirmed orbiting nearby Barnard’s star
Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star – one of our closest stellar neighbors – ...
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Our solar system is not as unusual as we thought
A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.
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Our solar system is not as unusual as we thought
“[Planetary scientists] have thought our solar system is not standard in its spacings,” says astronomer Juliette Becker of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In particular, the rocky planets ...
Webb telescope images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," offer insight into carbon dioxide, NASA says
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...
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Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings
Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets ... process that required careful inspection of all data products to ensure the validity of our ...