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A huge, airy giant planet has been discovered by astronomers from MIT, the University of Liège in Belgium, and other ...
Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...
White dwarfs, once thought lifeless, could host habitable planets. The James Webb Telescope is searching for atmospheric ...
The planet 51 Pegasi b is a long way from Prior Lake, 48 light years (several billion miles) to be exact. It orbits a fifth magnitude star, similar to our Sun, in the constellation Pegasus. It was ...
Astronomers from MIT, the University of Liège in Belgium, and other institutions have stumbled upon a truly bizarre planet—an ...
Explore how new research suggests that intelligent life may emerge naturally under favorable conditions over time.