Exoplanets
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What's the forecast for Neptune-like exoplanets: Cloudy or clear?
By Robert Lea published
Do the Milky Way's most common planets, mini-Neptunes, have atmospheres filled with opaque clouds or a more transparent haze?
NASA exoplanet telescope discovers 'super-Earth' in its star's Goldilocks zone
By Robert Lea published
NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has spotted a 'super-Earth' in the habitable zone of its red dwarf star, with indications it may have Earth-sized company.
Earth isn't the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds
By Gongjie Li published
Why does Earth have regular seasons when other planets don't?
NASA's TESS telescope spots 6 exoplanets around 'misbehaving' toddler star
By Robert Lea published
NASA's TESS telescope has discovered a system of six young exoplanets that race around a newborn star, offering a snapshot of what our solar system looked like 4 billion years ago.
Are they exomoons or not? Scientists debate existence of 1st moons seen beyond our solar system
By Robert Lea published
Recent research suggested the first and only moons seen around planets outside the solar system didn't actually exist; now, the scientists who initially found them are back to defend their discovery.
Hubble telescope spots water around tiny hot and steamy exoplanet in 'exciting discovery'
By Robert Lea published
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted water in the atmosphere of a tiny planet with temperatures around that of Venus, meaning it's a hot and steamy world.
Planets can form much faster than thought, new ALMA telescope photos suggest
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Clouds of dust and gas not far from our solar system are giving astronomers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation.
Newfound Earth-size exoplanet has a scorching-hot lava side
By Robert Lea published
NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS spacecraft has discovered an Earth-sized alien world called HD 63433 d that is surprisingly young and has a hemisphere of scorching-hot lava.
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