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Habitability PSR J2322-2650b L 98-59 d BD+05 4868 Ab HD 137010b HD 137010 b Comparative Planetology Eps Ind Ab Growth Patterns Ceres

Scientists Outline 'Agnostic Biosignature' to Find Life Through Planetary Patterns

The simulation-led approach points to a way to cut false alarms by flagging tight clusters of similar exoplanets for targeted checks.

Second Infant Planet Confirmed Forming Around Nearby Star WISPIT 2

Cornell Team Publishes Vetted List of 45 Rocky Exoplanets Most Likely to Host Life

JWST Helps Reveal Sulfur-Rich Magma-Ocean World L 98-59 d

Oxford-Led Team Proposes New Exoplanet Class With Sulfur-Rich Magma-Ocean World L 98-59 d

Kepler Archive Reveals Earth-Size Exoplanet Candidate Near Habitable Zone

Earth-Sized Exoplanet Candidate Found 146 Light-Years Away Around a K-Dwarf

Earth-Size, Yearlong-Orbit Exoplanet Candidate Found 146 Light-Years Away

Kepler Archive Yields Earth-Size Planet Candidate with Yearlike Orbit

Kepler Data Reveal Earth-Size Planet Candidate HD 137010 b Near Star’s Habitable Edge

JWST Study Reveals 'Lemon-Shaped' Pulsar Companion With Helium–Carbon Atmosphere

Webb Reveals Carbon-Heavy, Helium-Rich ‘Lemon’ World Orbiting a Pulsar

Webb Finds Carbon-Rich Atmosphere on Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

JWST Finds Strong Evidence of a Thick Atmosphere on Molten Super-Earth TOI-561 b

New Models Suggest Uranus and Neptune May Be Far Rockier Than Long Assumed

Nearby "Super-Earth" GJ 251 c Found in Habitable Zone 18 Light-Years Away

Rogue Planet Devours Matter at Record 6 Billion Tons Per Second

NASA’s Confirmed Exoplanets Top 6,000

VLT Directly Images Infant Gas Giant ‘WISPIT 2b’ Inside Planet‑Building Disk

New Simulations Challenge Giant-Impact Origin of Jupiter’s Fuzzy Core