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James Webb telescope could find signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worldsIf such worlds exist, they could be among the most common life-bearing planets in the galaxy.
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'Extremely Large Telescope' being built in Chile could detect signs of alien life in a single nightThe Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star system in its first night of operations, new simulations suggest.
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4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generationsA quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.
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James Webb telescope spots 'rogue' planet with a cake-like atmosphere barrelling through space without a starThe James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a 'rogue' cosmic object barrelling through our galaxy without a star, and covered in clouds of iron and magnesium minerals.
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'Utterly cataclysmic': James Webb telescope spots 2 alien planets disintegrating before our eyesIn world-first observations, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching two distant alien planets "spilling their guts into space" as they rapidly disintegrate — and scientists are elated at what they've found.
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Exoplanet with iron rain has violent winds 'like something out of science fiction'"Even the strongest hurricanes in the solar system seem calm in comparison."
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'Like a family photo of our solar system': The James Webb telescope is watching 2 alien planets being born before our eyesAimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in uprecedented detail.
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Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre.
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'Supersonic jetstream' with winds 130 times faster than a Category 5 hurricane spotted in the Milky WayThe record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the alien world spins.
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