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Artist's illustration of red dwarf star and planet

Exoplanets, Stars

Could planets orbiting red dwarfs host life?

What is Vega’s smooth-surface secret?

Artist's concept of IRAS 04125+2902 system

This young, shrouded super-Neptune could help teach us how such planets form

Artist's impression of Barnard b

Discovery of a tiny exoplanet sheds new light on a very old star

Exoplanets, Stars

Rogue worlds may give clues as to how stars form

How is TESS able to spot more planets in the sky than Kepler could?

JWST image of Epsilon Indi Ab

JWST directly images a surprise super-Jupiter planet

This artist’s impression shows a Jupiter-like exoplanet that is on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter — a large, Jupiter-like exoplanet that orbits very close to its star. Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da SilvaCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva.

Exoplanets, Science

Astronomers catch a planet changing into a hot Jupiter

Alien Life, Exoplanets, Science

Greenhouse gases could indicate alien life — if we ever find them

Webb examines how planets form around Beta Pictoris

Exoplanets, Science

Hubble finds signature of water vapor in exoplanet GJ 9827d’s atmosphere