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Scientists discover ‘super-Earth’ planet that may be suitable for life
The exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system – has a mass six times greater than that of Earth, and orbits in the ...
Spacecraft finds a positively enormous planet 12 times Jupiter's mass
Gaia-4b is considered a super-Jupiter planet, a relatively cold gas giant, orbiting its star over 570 Earth-days. That star ...
This giant planet formed in a strange way, scientists find
Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...
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Wobbling stars reveal giant companions
Data from the Gaia spacecraft shows that even unassuming stars can host monumental companions like massive planets.
Could aliens spot humans on Earth? These 12 signs might reveal human life from 12,000 lightyears away – here’s how
SETI scientists suggest that extraterrestrial civilizations could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary ...
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NASA amazed by never-before-seen 'waterworld' planet eight times bigger than Earth
The exoplanet, known as GJ 1214 b, was detected by the Hubble Space Telescope and dubbed a "waterworld" by the science ...
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Strange ‘Sub-Neptune’ discovery: NASA’s James Webb finds hidden water world
Discover how NASA’s James Webb Telescope unveiled GJ 1214 b, an exoplanet possibly rich in water vapour and hidden beneath ...
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NASA tracks strange never-before-seen 'waterworld' planet eight times the size of Earth
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been used to shed new light on the exoplanet, GJ 1214 b, which is more than eight times ...
Are we alone? Research suggests intelligent aliens may exist—perhaps even in our own galaxy
The search for life beyond Earth is accelerating, with new telescopes, spacecraft, and missions exploring the universe for ...
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Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
By tracing the corkscrew wobble of two stars as they move through the sky, the Gaia space mission has discovered one new ...
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Object 21 times bigger than Jupiter discovered. It's neither a planet, nor a star
Scientists also discovered a second planet, a brown dwarf orbiting another low-mass star. Gaia-5b orbits the Gaia-5 star, around 134 light-years away from Earth.