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The search for life beyond our planet continues, and one of the most underappreciated tools in an astrobiologist's toolkit is ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet using the direct-imaging technique. The host star's light was ...

Lichen from the Mojave Desert has stunned scientists by surviving months of lethal UVC radiation, suggesting life could exist ...

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

A newly discovered exoplanet orbits a star smaller than our Sun, located roughly 110 light-years from Earth in the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a previously unknown exoplanet, a young gas giant the size of Saturn, 110 light ...

After three years of helping astronomers investigate known planets beyond the solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered its first new planet.

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

Since its 2021 launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has gathered extensive data on known exoplanets while offering insights ...