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Alien life could survive on Earth-like planets circling dead stars, study suggests
Life could have the time and energy to arise and prosper on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking "Goldilocks zones" ...
Several planets found orbiting star less than 6 light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...
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The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets
Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The Kuiper Belt is a region in space beyond the orbit of Neptune that's home to Pluto and most of the known dwarf planets, as well as some comets that are thought to be relics of the solar system ...
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White dwarf stars may host more habitable exoplanets than expected
Shields stressed that this results in a much faster rotation period—10 hours—for the white dwarf exoplanet, while Kepler-62's exoplanet has a 155-day rotation period. While both planets would ...
Study reveals white dwarfs could host life-supporting planets
Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After ...
Astronomers Witness a White Dwarf Devouring a Planet
A decades-old cosmic mystery may finally be solved. Scientists now suspect that the strange X-ray glow from a distant white ...