"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...
A new discovery in the search for Earth-like exoplanets has just been published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on ...
Scientists have discovered more than 6 000 planets that orbit stars other than our Sun, known as exoplanets. More than half ...
This year, the number of NASA-tracked confirmed worlds discovered beyond our solar system surpassed 6,000, and several thousand more await confirmation. The growing tally reflects how dramatically ...
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How can magnetic fields help determine the habitability of exoplanets? This is what a recent study published in Nature ...
This artist's impression shows the star TRAPPIST-1 with two planets transiting across it. ExoMiner++, a recently updated open ...
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When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet, 51 Pegasi b, opened the door to a field that now boasts more than 5,000 ...