Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.
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Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...
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A Rare Alignment of 7 Planets Is Taking Place in The Sky This Week
A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.
Scientists Potentially Found a Three-Body Problem in Space—but the Mystery Is Just Beginning
Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...
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This astronomer found a sneaky extra star in James Webb Space Telescope data
As Bajaj puts it: "These James Webb Space Telescope data sets are so beautiful." ...
Study reveals white dwarfs could host life-supporting planets
Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After ...
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Are the Colors in Astronomical Images ‘Real’?
You can make the case that none of them are in true color. But then again, if they were, they’d be unable to reveal the true ...
What If Planets Are More Than Just Rocks in Space?
Urban legends take a cosmic twist as planets are anthropomorphized in this intriguing piece. Each planet exhibits unique, eerie characteristics – from ...
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Great Planet Parade: Will the rare seven-planet alignment be visible in SA? — What to know
Stargazers are in for a rare celestial treat this week when all the planets in our solar system are set to align on 28 February.