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Rice University Models Assign 40% Chance to Planet Nine’s Existence

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to use its deep-sky camera to confirm or rule out the distant Neptune-sized world.

Doubts Deepen Over Potential Biosignature on Exoplanet K2-18b

Retrograde Planet Confirmed in Tight Binary System with White Dwarf

Webb Telescope Confirms First Extraterrestrial Water Ice in Young Star System

James Webb Telescope Unveils Clear Atmosphere of Hot Sub-Neptune TOI-421 b

New Solar Telescope Instrument Captures Unprecedented Images of Sunspots

Astronomers Confirm Super-Earths Are Common in Distant Orbits Across the Milky Way

Potential Biosignatures Detected on Exoplanet K2-18b Challenge Understanding of Life Beyond Earth

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

Astronomers Unveil Disintegrating Exoplanet with Record-Breaking Dust Tail

Potential Biosignature Detected on Exoplanet K2-18b

Potential Biosignatures Detected on Exoplanet K2-18b

Astronomers Detect Strongest Potential Biosignature on Exoplanet K2-18 b

Astronomers Confirm First Polar-Orbiting Exoplanet Around Binary Brown Dwarfs

James Webb Telescope Captures First Direct Observation of Planet Consumed by Star

Study Sets Statistical Limits on Life's Prevalence in the Universe

James Webb Telescope Captures First Detailed View of Planet Engulfed by Star

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

Solar Wind Compression Heats Jupiter's Atmosphere, Revealing Global Effects

Hubble's 20-Year Study Reveals Uranus's Dynamic Atmosphere and Seasonal Changes