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NASA's New Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope Has Spotted Its Tiniest Alien World Yet
By Rafi Letzter published
NASA's new exoplanet-hunting telescope has discovered its smallest planet yet: a world somewhere between the sizes of Earth and its smaller sister, Mars.
The Great Exoplanet Bake-Off: Why NASA Made an Oven-Fresh Alien Atmosphere in Its Lab
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA scientists cooked up an alien atmosphere in their lab to solve the puzzle of "hot Jupiters."
Here's How a Huge Exoplanet Very Close to Earth Could Hide Strange Forms of Life
By Rafi Letzter published
There's a rocky planet in our stellar neighborhood that's very big and cold. However, scientists argue, it might still hold life.
Scientists Are '99 Percent' Sure There's a Huge Exoplanet Very Close to Our Solar System
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists think there's a giant new planet full of frozen water, and it's right down the cosmic street from Earth.
Exoplanet Hunters Have a New Plan to Spot Hidden 'Migrating' Worlds
By Rafi Letzter published
There's a telescope that can see thick rings of dust in distant star systems. And researchers want to use its data in a new way to spot hidden and migrating exoplanets.
The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be 'Highly Habitable'
By Adam Mann published
A global, liquid-water ocean could exist under range of conditions on Proxima Centauri b, the closest known exoplanet to Earth.
What's Next for Exoplanet Searches? Live Science Talks with Astrophysicist Sara Seager
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
How will we know when we've found another Earth?
Why This New Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope Blows Kepler Out of the Water
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
TESS will have the ultimate view of the night sky from a perfect orbit around Earth.
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