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Study Finds Planets Need 20%–50% of Earth’s Ocean to Stay Habitable

The new modeling sets a surface‑water floor that could reshape which habitable‑zone worlds scientists prioritize for life searches.

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

Cornell Catalog Identifies 45 Rocky Exoplanets in Habitable Zones

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

Early JWST Campaign Finds Stellar Noise Hindering TRAPPIST-1e Atmosphere Test

Astronomers Confirm First Coronal Mass Ejection From Another Star

Astronomers Confirm First Coronal Mass Ejection From a Star Beyond the Sun

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

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

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

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