A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet

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 ...

James Webb Space Telescope Spots an Exoplanet Losing Its Atmosphere in a Huge Helium Stream

JWST has observed a massive helium cloud streaming from the super-puff exoplanet WASP-107b, marking the first direct ...

First Exomoon Candidate Is Of Monstrous Proportions — The Size Of Seven Neptunes

Astronomers have identified a colossal exomoon candidate roughly seven Neptune masses orbiting the giant world HD 206893 B — ...
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A giant helium cloud is escaping from a distant planet, and JWST just captured it!

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just made a fascinating discovery, capturing an exoplanet shedding its atmosphere ...

Astronomers Stunned: Hidden Star Found Inside “Impossible” Dust Zone

Drawing on the University of Arizona’s renowned strength in interferometry, astronomers from Steward Observatory are leading ...

New study says satellites could disrupt nearly 40% of Hubble photos

Lead author Alejandro Borlaff, a NASA research scientist, says the trend marks a troubling shift: “My career has been focused ...
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Can We Image Alien Earths? This Newfound Object Could Show the Way

Using direct imaging, astronomers have found a brown dwarf that could help test technology for taking snapshots of Earthlike ...