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Astronomers Confirm Discovery of Rare Disintegrating Exoplanet BD+05 4868 Ab

The Mercury-mass planet, located 140 light-years away, loses the equivalent of Mount Everest in mass every 30.5-hour orbit, forming a 5.5-million-mile dust tail.

New Study Links Ancient Martian Valleys to Rain and Snow

Curiosity Rover Discovers Key Carbonate Mineral, Shedding Light on Mars’ Ancient Atmosphere

Potential Biosignature Detected on Exoplanet K2-18b

Potential Biosignatures Detected on Exoplanet K2-18b

NASA Rovers Reveal Ancient Carbon Cycle and Water History on Mars

New Study Finds Titan’s Ocean Could Support Only Tiny Microbial Life

Study Reveals Null Results in Exoplanet Surveys Can Sharpen Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Astronomers Confirm Four Rocky Planets Orbiting Barnard's Star

Chandrayaan-3 Data Suggests Ice May Be Widespread Beneath Lunar Surface

NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals Complexity of Rogue Super-Jupiter SIMP 0136

Mars’ Red Color Linked to Water-Rich Mineral, Study Finds

Chinese Rover Zhurong Uncovers Evidence of Ancient Martian Beach

Scientists Confirm Nearby 'Super-Earth' in Habitable Zone

Organic Material on Ceres Likely Delivered by Outer Asteroid Belt Impactors

New Research Reveals How Titan's Atmosphere is Sustained

New 'Kiss and Capture' Theory Explains Pluto and Charon's Formation

New Observations Suggest TRAPPIST-1 b May Have an Atmosphere or Active Geology

Astronomers Discover Fourth Planet in Kepler-51's Unusual 'Super-Puff' System

Ancient Martian Crystal Suggests Water Existed 4.45 Billion Years Ago

Ancient Martian Crystal Reveals Early Hot Springs and Potential for Life

Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars

Study Suggests Saturn's Moon Titan May Harbor Life

NASA's Europa Clipper Begins Journey to Investigate Life on Jupiter's Moon

SETI Searches for Alien Signals in TRAPPIST-1 System

NASA's Europa Clipper Embarks on Historic Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon

NASA's Europa Clipper Embarks on Historic Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon

Astronomers Uncover Evidence of Volcanic Exomoon Around WASP-49b

NASA's Europa Clipper Mission Prepares for Launch to Jupiter's Moon

NASA's Europa Clipper Mission Set to Explore Jupiter's Icy Moon

NASA Study Reveals Mars' Dramatic Climate Shifts and Lost Habitability

Astronomers Confirm Exoplanet Barnard b Orbiting Nearby Star

New Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting Barnard's Star, Just 6 Light Years Away

Ceres Revealed as Former Ocean World with Ice-Rich Crust

Newly Discovered Planetary System Offers Glimpse into Earth's Distant Future

Mars' Missing Atmosphere May Be Trapped in Planet's Clay

NASA's Europa Clipper Prepares for October Launch to Jupiter's Icy Moon

NASA Clears Europa Clipper for Launch to Jupiter's Moon

Giant Asteroid Impact Reoriented Jupiter's Moon Ganymede 4 Billion Years Ago

Asteroid Impact 20 Times Larger Than Dino-Killer Tilted Ganymede's Axis

NASA and SpaceX Set to Launch Europa Clipper Mission

NASA Confirms Earth's Long-Hypothesized Ambipolar Electric Field

ESA's Juice Probe Attempts Historic Double Gravity Assist

Vast Underground Water Reservoirs Discovered on Mars

New Study Reveals Unexpected Geological Link Between Venus and Early Earth

Curiosity Rover Uncovers Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars

Curiosity Rover Uncovers Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars

Curiosity Rover Discovers Potential Ancient Life-Supporting Environment on Mars

Titan's Ocean Unlikely to Support Life, New Study Finds