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New findings from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the origins of the ultrahot exoplanet WASP-121b, including ...

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Astronomers have detected silicon monoxide gas in the atmosphere of a planet 850 lightyears from Earth, the first time the ...

Explore NASA's cancelled Europa mission and learn why Europa is a key target in the search for extraterrestrial life.

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In the search for planets beyond our solar system, many scientists focus on finding worlds that could support life. But ...

An international team used 20 years of data and photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to study Uranus' atmosphere and ...

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