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TRAPPIST-1e might have an atmosphere, JWST hints
Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an important step toward finding a habitable world outside our solar system.
Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 system
Researchers in China have conducted the most thorough search yet for alien radio signals in the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system, which may harbor potentially Earth-like planets.
James Webb telescope's 'starlit mountaintop' could be the observatory's best image yet — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured infant stars carving peaks of dust and gas in the Pismis 24 star cluster.
Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015
When LIGO detected gravitational waves unleashed from two colliding black holes for the first time in science history, it set off a whole new era in astronomy.
JWST finds planet with all-carbon atmosphere orbiting 'black widow' star
Scientists using the James Webb telescope have spotted an exoplanet orbiting a 'black widow' pulsar in surprising new observations.
Where could alien life exist in our solar system?
The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?
Camera trap in Chile detects strange lights blazing through the wilderness. Researchers are scrambling to explain them.
Astronomers use rare 'double zoom' to view black hole corona in unprecedented detail
For the first time, astronomers have directly measured a solar-system-size corona around a distant supermassive black hole, thanks to a rare cosmic alignment.
