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Atmosphere Liquid Water Extraterrestrial Life Astrobiology Habitable Zone Rocky Planets Potential Habitability Potential Habitable Planets Earth-like Planets Earth-size Planets Gliese 12 b Research and Discovery Comparative Planetology Planetary Atmospheres Planet Atmosphere Habitability Zone Habitability Factors Temperate Exoplanets Alien Life Detection Liquid Water Presence LHS 1140 b UV Radiation Effects Water Abundance Venus-like Exoplanets Venusian Conditions Wolf 359 HD 20794 d HD 20794d Liquid Water Requirements Water Carbon Signatures Milky Way TRAPPIST-1 d Magnetic Fields Life Potential Potential Habitable Worlds Habitable Worlds Potentially Habitable Worlds Non-Habitable Statistical Analysis Biosignatures Sub-Neptunes Hycean Worlds Goldilocks Zone Interstellar Contamination L 98-59 f TRAPPIST-1 Potential for Life Atmospheric Composition Habitable Planets Planetary Evolution Research Methods Solar Radiation Potential for human life Gliese 12b Atmospheres Space Exploration

StarryStarryProcess Maps Star Spots From TESS and Kepler to Clarify Exoplanet Signals

A hierarchical model that maps star spots in visible light promises sharper exoplanet measurements.

Webb Spots Tiny New Moon Around Uranus, Bringing Count to 29

Webb Uncovers Provisional Saturn-Mass Exoplanet in Alpha Centauri A’s Habitable Zone

Webb Telescope Rules Out Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d

Hundreds of TESS Exoplanets Are Larger Than Believed

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

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

Astronomers Confirm Four Rocky Planets Orbiting Barnard's Star

New Research Suggests Intelligent Life May Be Common in the Universe

Scientists Confirm Nearby 'Super-Earth' in Habitable Zone

Study Challenges Belief That Venus Once Had Oceans

Study Suggests Venus Never Had Oceans, Challenging Past Theories

Exoplanets Hold Vast Water Reserves Deep Within Their Cores

Red Dwarf Stars Emit Hazardous UV Flares, Threatening Planetary Habitability

PLATO Telescope Set to Launch in 2026 to Find Earth-Like Planets

James Webb Telescope Identifies Potential Ocean World LHS 1140b

NASA's Webb Telescope Identifies Promising Water World 48 Light-Years Away

Detecting Alien Terraforming: Greenhouse Gases as Technosignatures

Newly Discovered Exoplanet Gliese 12 b Offers Key Insights into Planetary Habitability

Astronomers Discover Potentially Habitable Earth-Like Exoplanet