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James Webb Space Telescope discovers ‘best ever signs of life’ on alien planet with '99.7%’ certainty
124 light-years away is ​K2-18b, a distant world orbiting a red dwarf star in the constellation Leo. It was discovered in ...
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2014: First Earth-Size Planet In The Habitable Zone Of Another Star Discovered
In the quest to find approximately Earth-sized planets located in the "Goldilocks zone" i.e. neither too hot nor too cold) ...
Hubble Space Telescope Releases New Anniversary Image of Iconic Galaxy
The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...
Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world
A distant planet's atmosphere shows signs of molecules that on Earth are associated only with biological activity, a possible signal of life on what is suspected to be a watery world, according to a ...
It's time to build a space telescope interferometer—this could be the first step
The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...
Inside SGA’s plan to make the Thunder unstoppable
📅 Today in History: In 2014, the first discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the habitable zone of another star was confirmed by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. The exoplanet, designated as ...
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Iconic Sombrero Galaxy shines in reprocessed Hubble Telescope view (image)
Astronomers are applying new image-processing techniques to previously released Hubble observations in honor of the space ...
Tuesday Telescope: Is the James Webb Space Telescope worth $10 billion?
In 2009, NASA launched the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission to make infrared observations. This was the ...
Webb telescope finds strongest clue yet of life beyond our solar system
Scientists using the James Webb Telescope have detected a gas on K2-18b that, on Earth, is only produced by living ...
Protesters demand answers from U.S. Rep. Tom Cole
📅 Today in History: In 2014, the first discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the habitable zone of another star was confirmed by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. The exoplanet, designated as ...