The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the coolest exoplanet target yet
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An earth-sized planet discovered around a red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting an ultrasound red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. The red dwarf, located about 55 light-years away, …
An oval-shaped exoplanet is doomed to die in its star
Astronomers have discovered that a distant hot planet, twice the size of Jupiter, is on a near-death trajectory that will send it careening into its …
The habitable exoplanet Trappist-1 may have been caught destroying its own atmosphere
Scientists have discovered that a potentially habitable planet is being stripped of its atmosphere, a process that could leave the world, Trappist-1e, inhospitable to life. …
Potentially habitable ‘Super-Earth’ spotted 137 light years away
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Potentially habitable ‘Super-Earth’ spotted 137 light years away
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. Astronomers have discovered a “Super-Earth,” …
James Webb Space Telescope finds water and methane in ‘hot Jupiter’ atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like world located about 163 light-years away. Astronomers …