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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

Alien Life, Science

Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?

Exoplanets, Science

New exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of a multi-star system

An artist’s concept of the exoplanet SPECULOOS-3 b orbiting its red dwarf star. The planet is as big around as Earth, while its star is slightly bigger than Jupiter – but much more massive. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Found: An Earth-sized exoplanet named SPECULOOS-3 b

This artist illustration shows WASP-69b, which sits about 163 light years from Earth, orbiting its host star. Credit: Gabriel Perez Diaz, SMM (IAC).

WASP-69b — and its weird tail — help us understand the cosmos

The Orion nebula as seen by the JWST, appears like a pillowy, colorful, massive cloud of gas and dust.

Exoplanets, Stars

JWST spots oceans’ worth of water evaporating from a star’s planet-forming disk