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Interest in steam world exoplanets really heated up in October 2024 when the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered the ...
Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for finding life elsewhere in the Milky Way ...
U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of ...
Penn State astronomers are using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, combined with theoretical models, to ...
This article details our understanding of star and planet formation within galaxies, recognising the dynamic nature of ...
Alpha Centauri A, four light-years from Earth, may host a gas giant. If confirmed, no Earthlike planets orbit in the star’s habitable zone.
The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system ...
The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system because it is ...
Other good stops for stargazing are on Palomar Mountain, “especially going down East Grade Road and overlooking Lake Henshaw.
The Milky Way galaxy, home to our solar system, is a vast structure. It contains billions of stars and a supermassive black hole. The galaxy is constantly rotating and growing by absorbing smaller ...