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James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st exoplanet raining sand alongside 'sandcastle' partner world
"By studying these planets, we can better understand how planets form in general, a bit like peering into the past of our ...
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Sand clouds and moon nurseries: Webb’s dazzling exoplanet reveal
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have captured breathtakingly detailed images of two giant exoplanets ...
Space on MSN3d
A hidden 'super-Earth' exoplanet is dipping in and out of its habitable zone
With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very ...
Webb telescope images frigid exoplanet in strange orbit
A planetary system described as abnormal, chaotic, and strange by researchers has come into clearer view with NASA's James ...
Webb telescope took a direct image of two exoplanets. See it now.
Scientists have scored a pristine view of a pair of exotic worlds orbiting a star more than 300 light-years away — one with ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN2d
Gravity-sensing NASA probe may reveal exoplanet interiors with 100x precision
A new space probe could soon transform how we study distant planets without ever landing on them. The Gravity Imaging Radio ...
Space on MSN3d
Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting Barnard's Star
An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard ...
A tiny star gave birth to an absolute giant. Scientists are puzzled.
Whatever the origin story, TOI-6894b is leading the ranks of other known gas giants orbiting small and faint stars that ...
Silicate clouds discovered in atmosphere of distant exoplanet
Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant exoplanets form and what their atmospheres can look like, ...
A surprising study found hints of biological activity on a distant planet. Now, scientists say there’s more to the story
As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN1d
NASA Discovers 3 New Hot Jupiters That Could Change Everything We Know About Alien Worlds
An international team of astronomers has discovered three new hot Jupiter exoplanets orbiting distant K dwarf stars. This ...