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As the number of confirmed exoplanets approaches 6,000, Earth-sized exoplanets like GJ 12 b are helping astronomers better understand the formation and evolution of exoplanets orbiting M dwarf ...

Astronomers may have caught a still-forming planet in action, carving out an intricate pattern in the gas and dust that ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed ...

The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on – electric grids, aviation and ...

In a cosmic first, scientists watched planet-forming materials begin to solidify around a newborn star, offering a peek into ...

Her research has introduced many foundational ideas to the field of exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than the Sun. She is now at the forefront of the search for the first Earth-like exoplanets ...

How James Webb Space Telescope spotted a new planet hiding in a dusty ring The key to discovering TWA 7b lies in infrared imaging. Young, low-mass planets like TWA 7b emit thermal radiation in the ...

This is not even considering other types of stars like our own yellow sun. Rocky planets orbiting in an M-dwarf's habitable zone are called M-Earths. M-Earths differ from our Earth in fundamental ...

In this blog, we explore the complete history of Supergirl. Since her debut in 1959, she has undergone numerous reinventions.