After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...
Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists. This planet orbits the star within the "Goldilocks zone"—a ...
"The James Webb Space Telescope has captured helium escape from this planet for the first time, and it is the most confident ...
An international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in ...
The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...
Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists, because it ...
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Our Closest Alien World Just Changed Everything

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of Proxima b, an Earth like planet right in our cosmic backyard. Located just 4.2 ...
Using the Webb telescope’s powerful Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) instrument, the team detected a ...
Astronomers discovered a companion star in Kappa Tucanae A, explaining the persistence of hot dust and creating a natural ...
The discovery of Kappa Tucanae A's companion star provides a unique "laboratory" for studying hot exozodiacal dust.