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Scientists from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Hawaii in the United States have discovered an exoplanet at a distance of only 35 light-years – this is the closest exoplanet to Earth ever found and described. It was named COCONUTS-2b.
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The CHEOPS space telescope accidentally discovered a unique long-period transiting exoplanet – Nu2 Lupi d, which takes 107 days to…
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The molecule hydroxyl is formed in the Earth’s atmosphere under the influence of ionizing radiation. Ultraviolet light (UV) coming from…
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Astronomers have summed up the results of the main scientific program of the TESS space telescope. In two years, it…
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With the advent of exoplanet hunting tools, the number of open worlds outside the solar system quickly grew to thousands….
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Exciting evidence has been put forth by a group of astronomers who propose the existence of a potentially habitable world…
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In Brief: A group of astronomers exploring the universe using a series of radio telescopes have identified what they believe…
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An exoplanet with a mass 11 times that of Jupiter – HD 106906 b – is located 336 light-years from…
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The universe we live in is a strange place. Humans, in general, have limited resources and equipment, and that’s why…
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There are over 200 billion planets in the Milky Way. Moreover, over 100 billion galaxies have been discovered so far;…
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The universe is an amazing place. Each day, we seem to learn just how little we know about the cosmos….
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Hidden away within the constellation of Orion is a mysterious planet—orbiting as many as three stars—that could be one of…
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Astronomers have managed to obtain the first direct image of distant alien worlds orbiting a star similar to our Sun….
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There’s an alien world located 4.2 light-years from Earth in the constellation Proxima Centauri. Its name is Proxima b, and…
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Astronomers have found what is hailed “a one-in-a-million discovery.” Astronomers spotted a rare, Super-Earth towards the center of the galaxy….
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Astronomer shave discovered a supermassive planet–estimated at around three times the mass of Jupiter–orbiting a distant star. A monstrous planet…
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The second exoplanet recently detected orbiting the closest neighboring star to our solar system–Proxima Centauri–appears to be surrounded by a…
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A bizarre new exoplanet discovered orbing a Sun-like star some 730 light-years away could turn out to be the stripped-down…
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There’s an alien world orbiting a star dubbed Kepler 1649. The world, however, was missed by scientists when they went…
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Astronomers believe they’ve found one of the most unique exoplanets to date, a strange distant alien world which is shaped…
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Another fascinating alien solar system has been discovered in our galaxy. The star system is located around 12 light-years away…
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The largest radio telescope in the world, the Chinese FAST radio telescope, will search for planets with magnetic fields similar…
