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Massive 'forbidden planet' orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA dark planet passes in front of a bright red star. Astronomers have discovered an unusual planetary...
Stars give tiny planets a gravitational 'squeeze' to strip away their atmospheres
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoModeling distant planets has revealed that tidal forces generated by their parent stars can combine...
Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found
Space via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA newly discovered giant planet is the density of a vast cloud of cotton candy. The sweet discovery...
James Webb Space Telescope makes rare detection of 2 exoplanets orbiting dead stars
Space via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged two exoplanets orbiting white dwarf stars. These...
Stunning time-lapse video captures 17-year journey of exoplanet around its star
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn incredible time-lapse video tracks the 17-year journey of a distant and massive exoplanet, Beta...
What is astrobiology?
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs long as humanity has looked up at the stars we have dreamed of discovering extraterrestrial life. Astrobiologists attempt to do just this searching...
James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet
Space via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe JWST has performed a weather report for a distant hot Jupiter exoplanet, finding winds three...
Here's how NASA's Roman Space Telescope will hunt for lonely black holes and distant exoplanets
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNASA has revealed how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will grant astronomers the deepest view...