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Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like ...

Earth is a rather special place, quite unlike the other planets in the solar system. It’s nestled at the perfect distance from the sun to allow our water to remain liquid and for life to ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the new Hubble Space Telescope ...

Mankind’s search for extra-terrestrial life may have reached a turning point with ‘the strongest signs yet of possible life ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment.

Researchers have developed a new coronagraph that could make it possible to see distant exoplanets obscured by light from their parent stars.

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...