Scientists have discovered a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere, a major finding in the search for habitable worlds. However, this newfound planet, 55 Cancri e, is far too hot ...

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Gas bubbling up from a lava-covered surface on the exoplanet 55 Cancri e may feed an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide or ...

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DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers reported Wednesday. The so-called super Earth — known as ...

Astronomers using the JWST have discovered tiny stars may be better suited at birthing small, rocky planets with atmospheres ...

Researchers using global robotic telescopes discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf ...

Can rocky planets form around stars smaller than our Sun, also called low-mass stars? This is what a recent study published ...

This illustration provided by NASA in 2017 depicts the planet 55 Cancri e, right, orbiting its star. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP) DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was built to 'see back in time', up to a whopping 13.5 billion years ago – but its latest ...

This artist's illustration shows the exoplanet SPECULOOS-3 b orbiting its red dwarf star. The planet is as big around as Earth, while its star is slightly bigger than Jupiter – but much more ...