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Searching for alien life: New model could help scientists home in on habitable exoplanets
A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth.
This 'improbable' exoplanet system is so wonky because of a weird object within
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NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found
NASA has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so light that their density is comparable to cotton candy. Scientists calculate that these Jupiter-sized planets are the “puffiest” worlds ever found.
This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars
The ESA's dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid, has studied the heart of the Milky Way, creating the largest and most detailed photo of this region ever made.
15 of our favorite sci-fi audiobooks to transport you to another planet
From Andy Weir's heroic protagonists to Octavia E. Butler's epic ideas of biological agency, these audiobooks will blow your mind wide open.
Two 'super-puff' cotton candy exoplanets are the lightest gas giants ever discovered
Astronomers have discovered two "super-puff" exoplanets orbiting the same star that have densities lower than cotton candy, making them the lightest worlds ever seen.
'Exodus: The Helium Sea' author Peter F. Hamilton talks universe crafting and finishing th
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NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way
For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to ripples in space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound world is a super-Jupiter orbiting far f
In 1776, the solar system only had 6 planets. Now, it has 8. Does it end there?
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the history of the solar system tells its own story of exploration.
This weird 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet has a hotspot in the wrong place, and astronomers aren'
Astronomers have discovered a curious new exoplanet that challenges assumptions about hot Jupiters, some of the most extreme planets in the universe.
What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings at a new angle. Skywatching Highlights Transcript An early morning hangout with the Moon and planets, a comet swings by, prime time for the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings