The closest potentially Earth-like exoplanet probably can't host life
Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima ...
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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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Astronomy Ph.D. candidate researching mysteries of sub-Neptune planets wins fellowship
UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. candidate Sagnick Mukherjee has received one of the most sought-after postdoctoral awards in the field: the prestigious 51 Pegasi b Fellowship. In its March 27 ...
Protoplanetary disks are much smaller than previously thought, new study finds
Many protoplanetary disks in which new planets are formed are much smaller than thought. Using the Atacama Large ...
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James Webb Space Telescope could find signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds
JWST could potentially detect the signature of methyl halide compounds, produced by microbial life in Earth's ocean, on ...