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Astronomers Confirm Four Sub-Earth Exoplanets Orbiting Barnard's Star

The discovery, made using advanced spectrographs, marks a breakthrough in detecting small, rocky planets and offers new insights into planetary formation.

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Webb Telescope Reveals Complex Atmosphere of Starless Super-Jupiter SIMP 0136

Astronomers Map First 3D Atmosphere of Distant Exoplanet WASP-121b

Astronomers Map 3D Atmosphere of Distant Exoplanet WASP-121b

New Study Suggests Intelligent Life May Be a Natural Outcome of Planetary Evolution

New Research Suggests Intelligent Life May Be Common in the Universe

JWST Captures Unprecedented Detail of Planets Forming Around Star PDS 70

Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

NASA's Bennu Sample Reveals Key Ingredients for Life Beyond Earth

Scientists Confirm Nearby 'Super-Earth' in Habitable Zone

Congressman Suggests Alien Bases May Exist Under Earth's Oceans

Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Supersonic Winds on Exoplanet WASP-127b

New 'Kiss and Capture' Theory Explains Pluto's Unusual Moon Formation

Comet G3 ATLAS Approaches Perihelion With Potential for Exceptional Brightness

New Observations Suggest TRAPPIST-1 b May Have an Atmosphere or Active Geology

Study Challenges Belief That Venus Once Had Oceans

Astronomers Discover Fourth Planet in Kepler-51's Unusual 'Super-Puff' System

James Webb Telescope Unveils Star-Forming Regions in Sombrero Galaxy

Mysterious Lights Over Capitol Hill Fuel UFO Speculation

Earth Microbes Found on Asteroid Ryugu Sample After Return to Earth

New Model Suggests Mars' Moons Formed From a Disintegrated Asteroid

Astronomers Discover Youngest Transiting Exoplanet Ever Observed

New Theory Proposes Mars' Moons Formed from Shredded Asteroid

NASA's Viking Experiments May Have Killed Potential Martian Life

Supersonic Retropropulsion: A Breakthrough for Mars Landings

Arecibo Message Celebrates 50 Years as Humanity's First Interstellar Broadcast

New Model Suggests Our Universe Is Not Optimal for Intelligent Life

NASA's Perseverance Captures 'Googly Eye' Eclipse on Mars

Discovery of Potential Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda Raises Hope for Extraterrestrial Life

Donald Trump Discusses UFOs and Extraterrestrial Life on Joe Rogan Podcast

MIT Researchers Discover Pyrene Molecules in Space, Shedding Light on Carbon Origins

SpaceX Achieves Milestone with Starship's Successful Booster Catch

NASA Study Suggests Martian Ice Could Harbor Microbial Life

SETI Searches for Alien Signals in TRAPPIST-1 System

Astronomers Unveil Twin Brown Dwarfs Solving Decades-Old Mystery

China Outlines Ambitious Space Science Roadmap Through 2050

Astronomers Uncover Evidence of Volcanic Exomoon Around WASP-49b

NASA's Hubble and New Horizons Reveal New Insights on Uranus

Scientists Explore Turning Asteroids into Food for Space Missions

Astronomers Confirm Exoplanet Barnard b Orbiting Nearby Star

New Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting Barnard's Star, Just 6 Light Years Away

NASA's James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon

Mars' Missing Atmosphere May Be Locked in Planet's Clay, Scientists Find

Newly Discovered Planetary System Offers Glimpse into Earth's Distant Future

James Webb Telescope Maps Asymmetry in Puffy Exoplanet's Atmosphere

NASA's Curiosity Captures First-Ever Image of Earth and Mars' Moon Phobos Together

New Insights Reveal Mars' Water Loss to Space

New Kuiper Belt Discoveries Challenge Solar System Formation Theories

SETI Expands Alien Search to Over 1,300 Galaxies Using Low Radio Frequencies

ESA's JUICE Spacecraft Executes Historic Lunar-Earth Flyby

Astronomers Conduct First Low-Frequency Search for Alien Technology in Distant Galaxies

ESA's JUICE Spacecraft Captures Stunning Images of Earth and Moon

New Study Offers Plausible Explanation for 1977's Mysterious 'Wow! Signal'

Exoplanets Hold Vast Water Reserves Deep Within Their Cores

ESA's Juice Probe Attempts Historic Double Gravity Assist

Fede Álvarez Revitalizes 'Alien' Franchise with 'Romulus'

NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Signs of Ancient Life on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Rover Uncovers Potential Signs of Ancient Martian Life

NASA's DART Mission Unveils New Insights into Asteroid Deflection

ESA's JUICE Spacecraft to Execute Groundbreaking Lunar-Earth Flyby

NASA's Perseverance Rover Uncovers Potential Signs of Ancient Life on Mars

ESA's JUICE Probe to Perform Historic Earth-Moon Slingshot Maneuver

Webb Telescope's Search for Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Yields Uncertain Results

Purple Bacteria May Be Key Indicator of Alien Life on Exoplanets

NASA's Juno Mission Reveals New Insights on Oxygen Production on Europa

Titan's Ocean Unlikely to Support Life, New Study Finds