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Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright starsThe Gaia space telescope has spotted the dim companions of eight bright stars, suggesting we can expect new glimpses of distant planets.
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Real-life 'Star Trek' planet was actually just an illusion caused by a 'jittery' starNew research shows that a planet spotted around the real-life star 40 Eridani A, famous for hosting Dr. Spock's fictional home world in 'Star Trek', may have been an optical illusion all along.
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NASA detects Earth-size planet just 40 light-years away that's 'not a bad place' to hunt for lifeThe exoplanet Gliese 12 b is tantalizingly close and moderately warm, situated just 40 light-years away around a red dwarf star. The potentially habitable planet could be a good place to search for alien life, scientists say.
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Mysterious 'puffy' planet may finally be explained by James Webb Space TelescopeThe exoplanet WASP-107 b is one of the least dense planets ever discovered. New James Webb telescope observations may reveal how the mysterious world got so 'puffy'.
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Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star that will outlive the sun by 100 billion yearsAn Earth-size planet discovered around a nearby star offers astronomers their first chance for exoplanetary geology.
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Strange, red-glowing planet may be 'melting from within,' scientists reportScientists have discovered a bizarre, red-glowing exoplanet named TOI-6713.01, which is loaded with active volcanoes and may be 'melting from within.'
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James Webb telescope detects 1-of-a-kind atmosphere around 'Hell Planet' in distant star systemUsing the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered evidence of a carbon-rich atmosphere around the hellish world 55 Cancri e. This marks the best evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet.
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James Webb telescope spots wind blowing faster than a bullet on '2-faced planet' with eternal nightNew James Webb Space Telescope observations of the exoplanet WASP-43b reveal that the hot gas giant is tidally locked, meaning one side permanently faces its sun while the other always stares out into space.
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Strange light spotted over distant 'hell planet' may be 1st rainbow 'glory' found beyond our solar systemNew data suggest that exoplanet WASP-76 b could harbor a massive, rainbow-colored light show known as a "glory." Until now, this phenomenon has been seen only within our solar system.
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