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With the discovery of ever more exoplanets—over 6,000 now—scientists, of course, want to know if they are habitable for life.

Webb detects silane in a nearby brown dwarf, solving the mystery of the disappearance of silicon in the atmospheres of giant ...

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

Critica has a clear line of sight from resource to revenue, with the company’s new CEO accelerating the Jupiter Project towards production.

Every so often, Jupiter's strong gravity sends an asteroid hurtling through the solar system, sometimes towards Earth. Last ...

Pluto's unusual eccentricity and tilt is likely due to its interactions with neighboring Neptune and other giant planets, ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered whether Earth-like planets are rare gems or commonplace across the stars. Recent ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...

“Based on the Juno radio occultations, we find that the size of Jupiter is smaller, more oblate, because at the equator, the ...