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New Exoplanet LHS 1140 b May Host Life-Sustaining Liquid Ocean
At a Glance A newly discovered planet, LHS 1140 b, could be the first exoplanet outside our solar…
Astronomers Uncover Earth-like Exoplanet 40 Light-Years Away, Hinting at Potential Habitability
At a Glance Astronomers have recently made a groundbreaking discovery of an exoplanet 40 light-years away, Gliese 12…
Maybe We Shouldn’t Be Calling Out to Aliens After All
The Dark Forest Hypothesis is presented as a solution to the Fermi Paradox, which refers to the apparent…
Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born
Discs giving birth to new planets, seen by the Very Large Telescope. ESO/C. Ginski, A. Garufi, P.-G. Valegård…
Electric Currents in Exoplanet Atmospheres Could Threaten Habitability, Study Finds
At a Glance Astrophysicists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the potential habitability of exoplanets, particularly those near…
The Solar System used to have nine planets. Maybe it still does? Here’s your catch-up on space today
Shutterstock Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology and Rebecca Allen, Swinburne University of Technology Some of us remember…
New Study Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Stellar “Magnetic Braking”
At a Glance In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, scientists challenged the long-held belief…
New Study Challenges Existence of Exomoons Orbiting Distant Planets
At a Glance Scientists have long speculated that planets in distant star systems may have moons similar to…
SETI: how we’re searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies
Nasa Owen Johnson, Trinity College Dublin Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be…
Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation
LHS 3154b, a newly discovered massive planet that should be too big to exist. The Pennsylvania State University…