Young, close-orbiting exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes may form farther from their stars and migrate inward or lose their ...
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Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...
A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...
Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima ...
However, thanks to some serious space detective work, including a powerful new tool called MAROON-X, a team of scientists was ...
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet, ...
The Orion Nebula — where young stars are being actively born — serves as a natural laboratory for uncovering the secrets ...
Long before astronomers discovered the first exoplanet in 1992, the idea of worlds orbiting distant stars captivated the minds of academics and dreamers alike. As far back as the 16th century, ...
Wondering what there is to love about Jupiter? The Jovian giant has many reasons that are worthy of your affection, whether ...