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Astronomers Find an Earth-Sized World That May Be Carpeted in Volcanoes

Astronomers think they’ve found an extrasolar planet covered in volcanoes like Jupiter’s moon Io, but this world is about...

Two Super-Earths Found Orbiting a Red Dwarf Star at the Edge of the Habitable Zone

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, was designed to find other worlds. Following in the tradition of...

Building Planetary Systems That Could Last Forever

Vacations can be quite enjoyable. Visiting historic cities, lounging in the Sun on a tropical beach, or snuggling...

What Would Happen if the Solar System Gained a Super-Earth?

In this era of exoplanet discovery, astronomers have found over 5,000 confirmed exoplanets, with thousands more awaiting confirmation and...

How Can We Know if We’re Looking at Habitable exo-Earths or Hellish exo-Venuses?

The differences between Earth and Venus are obvious to us. One is radiant with life and adorned with...

Could Next-Generation Telescopes See That Earth Has Life?

While the Earth absorbs a lot of energy from the Sun, a lot of it is reflected back into...

By Blocking the Light From a Star, Webb Reveals the Dusty Disk Surrounding It

AU Microscopii is a small red dwarf star about 32 light-years away. It’s far too dim for the...

NASA’s Exoplanet Watch Wants Your Help Studying Planets Around Other Stars

It’s no secret that the study of extrasolar planets has exploded since the turn of the century. Whereas...

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