Nearby 'Super Earth' may be a better candidate for life than previously thought

Using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory, astronomers have taken a closer look at a nearby exoplanet and ...

Earth-size planet found in TOI 700 system's habitable zone

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting ...
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GJ 3378b, the new Earth-like planet discovered 25 light-years away

Astronomers from the University of California, Irvine, have discovered a new Earth-like exoplanet. The newly identified planet, named GJ 3378b, orbits a nearby star approximately ...

Stanford Scientist Explains Why We Haven't Found Aliens Yet: 'Maybe We're One of the First'

A Stanford scientist's model suggests many small rocky planets can't sustain atmospheres, potentially explaining the scarcity ...
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Searching for alien life: New model could help scientists home in on habitable exoplanets

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

Radiation superflares make Earth-like planet uninhabitable, research suggests

Kepler 438b, hailed as most habitable planet beyond our solar system, is regularly blasted with enough radiation to strip away its atmosphere ...
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Essential Science: Earth-size habitable-zone world detected

The new object has been located via NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which has detected its first Earth-size planet in a star’s habitable zone. The planet is located at the ...
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New Space Telescopes Hunting Earth-Like Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds Beyond

Space telescopes are revolutionizing exoplanet discovery, allowing astronomers to detect Earth-like worlds orbiting distant stars. By observing subtle dimming of starlight, measuring gravitational ...