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Astronomers Detect an Atmosphere on a Potentially Earth-Like World
A nearby rocky world with a confirmed atmosphere fuels fresh hopes for finding life beyond Earth.
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NASA telescope uncovers hidden planet using revolutionary method after years of cosmic hide-and-seek
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a hidden giant planet, Beta Pictoris d, orbiting a star 63 light-years away.
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In November 2025, UC Irvine astronomers announced a rocky super-Earth called GJ 251 c orbiting in a habitable zone less than 20 light-years away — close enough that the next generation of ground-based telescopes may actually photograph it directly
Astronomers report that GJ 251 c, a rocky super-Earth located within 25 light-years, has become a primary subject in the search for potential extraterrestrial life.
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Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun
NASA's Webb telescope has discovered a Jupiter-sized planet that survived its star's death, offering a glimpse into the distant future of our own solar system.
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Nearby "Super Earth" Could Host Life After All
New telescope measurements of the planet GJ 3378b have shifted its classification from a gas-heavy world to a potentially rocky, habitable Super-Earth.
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TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data
NASA's TESS mission has identified a planetary system using a new method, potentially unlocking thousands of hidden exoplanets from existing data.
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Giant exoplanet may hold a magnetic grip on its host star
Researchers have found the strongest evidence to date of a magnetic field on a giant exoplanet that may be magnetically connected to its host star.
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This Famously Weird 'Pink Planet' May Have Salty Clouds, Study Finds
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected unusual salt clouds on a distant exoplanet known as the 'pink planet.'