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Tagged: Exoplanets

  • Earth-like exoplanet could be habitable, and astronomers may know soon

    Read it at CNN

    September 18, 2025

  • The odd new worlds we’ve discovered in 2025

    Read it at Mashable

    June 28, 2025

  • MIT astronomers discover crumbling planet; may offer insight into Earth-like conditions in space

    Read it at the Boston Globe

    April 24, 2025

  • Astronomers Discover Planet With a Tail

    Read it at Newsweek

    April 22, 2025

  • Bridging the heavens and Earth

    Read it at MIT News

    September 17, 2024

  • Planet as Light as Cotton Candy Surprises Astronomers

    Read it at The Wall Street Journal

    August 21, 2024

  • Strange planet with a backward, cucumber-shape orbit is turning into another kind of world

    Read it at CNN

    July 17, 2024

  • Unusual giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy spotted by astronomers

    Read it at CNN

    May 16, 2024

  • Earth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan

    Read it at The Guardian

    May 15, 2024

  • ‘Super Fluffy’: Planet Resembling Cotton Candy Discovered

    Read it at Newsweek

    May 14, 2024

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