Exoplanets
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Giant super-Jupiter planets could have very chaotic pasts
By Kiona N. Smith published
When two giant planets collide, an even bigger world may be born.
Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says
By Tom Brown published
"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."
'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?
By Jenna Ahart published
Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 billion years old, new research suggests.
Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe
By Keith Cooper published
An ancient exoplanet dated at 12.7 billion years old could have formed over a long period in a giant disk of gas, according to new JWST observations.
This baby exoplanet is made of different stuff than its birth cloud
By Robert Lea published
Investigating a young exoplanet called PDS 70b in its cocoon of natal gas and dust has shown that planets don't always resemble the environments they form in.
Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.
Discovery! Newfound exoplanet is 4th 'hot Neptune' ever found
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's TESS satellite has discovered a Neptune-sized exoplanet closely orbiting its host star. It's just the fourth object of its kind ever identified.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers 4th exoplanet in sweet triple 'super puff' star system
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a fourth planet in Kepler-51, a sweet system of cotton candy super puff planets.
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