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Scientists Detect Habitable-Zone ‘Super‑Earth’ GJ 251 c Just 18 Light‑Years Away

Its proximity positions the planet for possible direct imaging by upcoming 30‑meter‑class observatories.

Nearby Habitable-Zone Super-Earth Candidate GJ 251 c Announced in Peer-Reviewed Study

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3-Billion-Year-Old White Dwarf Is Actively Devouring Rocky Debris, Study Finds

Rogue Planet Caught in Record Growth Spurt, Accreting Like a Young Star

Rogue Planet Devours Matter at Record 6 Billion Tons Per Second

Rogue Planet Cha 1107‑7626 Caught in Record Growth Spurt at 6 Billion Tons per Second

First Direct Image of a Protoplanet in a Disk Gap Confirms Formation Theory

JWST Study Finds Aurora-Driven Heating and Thermal Inversion on Nearby Rogue World SIMP-0136

Webb Makes First Direct Chemical Reading of a Moon-Forming Disk Around CT Cha b

Webb Study Detects Auroral Heating and Sub‑5°C Weather Shifts on Rogue Planet SIMP‑0136

3I/ATLAS Shows Growing Tail and Rapid Brightening as Evidence Favors a Natural Comet

Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Icy, Nitrogen-Rich Exo‑Pluto Fragment

NASA Confirms 6,000 Exoplanets, Marking a New Phase in the Search for Other Worlds

Confirmed Exoplanets Top 6,000 as NASA Tally Hits 6,007

NASA’s Confirmed Exoplanets Top 6,000

Trump Backs FCC License Revocations After Kimmel Suspension

New Model Points to Rare, Far-Flung ETIs, Estimating the Nearest at 33,000 Light-Years

JWST Narrows TRAPPIST-1e’s Atmosphere, Pointing to Nitrogen-Rich Air

JWST Spots Tentative Signs of an Atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e

Webb Detects First Silane in Ancient Brown Dwarf, Clarifying Jupiter–Saturn Silicon Mystery