Scientists suspect this scorched alien planet with a sunlike star has air

NASA ’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the strongest evidence yet that a small, rocky planet outside our solar system ...

The 'alien comet' is on the way: 3I/ATLAS to make rare Earth pass

He highlighted several other features he considers unlikely for a natural object, including the comet's trajectory . Loeb ...
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Entire planetary system of four tiny exoplanets found orbiting the nearest single star to the sun

(CNN) — After decades of searching, astronomers have uncovered some of the strongest evidence yet of exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the nearest single star system to Earth. The four planets ...

A NASA spacecraft is piercing the sun's scorching atmosphere right now

A NASA spacecraft is making a close approach to the sun, repeating its record-breaking distance of 3.8 million miles from the ...
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Astronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observed

Astronomers have confirmed a giant planet orbiting a tightly bound pair of young stars, marking a first in direct exoplanet imaging. The planet, known as HD 143811 AB b, is the closest-in world ever ...
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Closest Single Star To The Sun Discovered To Have Four Little Planets Around It

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Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
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Aging stars may be destroying their closest planets

Aging stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, according to a new study by astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...
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How to see 7 planets aligned during February's ‘parade of planets'

A rare celestial event on Feb. 28 will offer skywatchers the chance to witness a "planet parade" of all seven planets in our solar system outside of Earth. It's the last time this type of ...
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Perihelion: What it is, when it occurs, and how to see it

What is Perihelion? In the vast expanse of space, celestial bodies follow elliptical orbits around stars, with one point being closer to the star—known as the perihelion. This is the term used to ...