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The artistic imprint of the Exoplanet WASP-189B orbits its host star, glowing in blue. Image: ESA The newly deployed Chippos Space Telescope has completed its first observations Explanet, revealing some interesting new details about the ultra-hot Jupiter known as WASP-189B. Hot Jupiter is a Jupiter-like exoplanet located near their host …

How would you discover signs of life in a foreign world hundreds of light years from Earth? One way would be to look for molecules in their atmosphere that indicate the presence of life. Sis, oxygen, methane, ozone, etc. removed. That would not prove that strangers live there, but it …

Other solar systems could have a large number of planets that harbor extraterrestrial life, according to a new study. Research suggests that other parts of the universe could host numerous planets that are habitable, unlike our solar system, where only one of the worlds has the right conditions for life …

At least twice in Earth’s history, almost the entire planet was locked in a layer of snow and ice. These dramatic “Snowball Earth” events occurred in rapid succession, somewhere around 700 million years ago, and evidence suggests that consecutive global glaciations set the stage for the subsequent explosion of complex, …

Scientists have captured the first direct image of a solar system that closely resembles ours. The new image is a kind of family portrait, showing two giant exoplanets orbiting a young, sun-like star some 300 light-years away. The image was taken using the European Southern Observatory Very large telescope, located …