Exoplanet
Possibly habitable “Super Earth” discovered in our own Milky Way Galaxy
TOI-715 b, which the scientists discovered using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), lies 137 light years from Earth
Exoplanet water-detection strategy now possible, say researchers
When looking for planets with extraterrestrial life, look for low carbon dioxide and high ozone, says a new study
Six-planet solar system found in the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago.
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James Webb analyzes atmosphere of first TRAPPIST planet
In 2017, astronomers discovered an extraordinary system of seven Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting a nearby red dwarf star known as TRAPPIST-1
Two planets sharing same orbit around their star
Astronomers reported on July 19 the discovery of what could be two planets sharing the same orbit around their star.
They said it's the strongest evidence yet of this bizarre cosmic pairing, long suspected but never proven.
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Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet
A scorching hot world where metal clouds rain drops of titanium is the most reflective planet ever observed outside of our Solar System, astronomers said yesterday.
This strange world, which is more than 260 light years from Earth, reflects 80 percent of the light from its host star, according to new observations from Europe's exoplanet-probing Cheops space telescope.
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Scientists say exoplanet 100 light years from Earth may be covered with deep ocean
The exoplanet orbits “a nearby visual-binary M dwarf” star
NASA’s Webb telescope makes first ever detection of carbon dioxide on alien world
“It was a special moment, crossing an important threshold in exoplanet sciences”
NASA to reveal deepest image ever taken of Universe
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said on June 29 the agency will reveal the "deepest image of our Universe that has ever been taken" on July 12, thanks to the newly operational James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy
While this is a tantalizing study, more data would be needed to verify the interpretation as an extragalactic exoplanet