This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

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Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an ...

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“These microbes, if we found them, would be anaerobic,” Schwieterman explains in the release, meaning the microscopic organisms don’t require oxygen to grow. “They’d be adapted to a very different ...

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet ...

This quiz invites you to embark on a journey across the galaxy, exploring the science and wonder behind exoplanet discovery.

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That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

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