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NASA telescopes scans nearby exoplanet and discovers its Earth-sized

NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has honed its instruments on a nearby exoplanet and discovered it approximately the same size as Earth.

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Scientists discover nearby 'forbidden planet' that shouldn't exist

Astronomers have identified a nearby 'forbidden planet' with NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and it shouldn't be where it is.

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Researchers discover intriguing Earth-sized exoplanet close to home

An international team of researchers discovered an exoplanet relatively close to Earth, and it's approximately the same size as our pale blue dot..

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New 'Super-Earth' found, potential ocean planet orbiting nearby star

Potentially the first ocean planet, named TOI-1452 b, has been found orbiting the TOI-1452 dwarf star 100 light-years away in the Draco constellation.

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Astronomers just found a new type of 'thermonuclear burst' from stars

Astronomers have used NASA's TESS and ESO's VLT to identify a new kind of stellar explosion in three examples called a micronovae.

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Wild exoplanet rains 'liquid gems' and has 'metal clouds'

Astronomers from MIT have observed WASP-121b, a tidally-locked hot Jupiter exoplanet with metal clouds that can rain liquid gems.

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NASA's TESS passes huge milestone for exoplanet observations

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has identified over five thousand exoplanet candidates, adding to its catalog.

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NASA's planet hunter satellite detects a dark and mysterious object

Astronomers have used NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to detect a dark and mysterious object in space.

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Almost pure metal exoplanet identified orbiting a nearby star

GJ 367b is a small, extremely dense planet orbiting a nearby red dwarf star, but there is hope for other habitable planets nearby.

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Largest comet ever observed revealed to be older than first thought

Bernardinelli-Bernstein (BB) is the largest comet ever observed, and its been active for a lot longer than previously thought.

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NASA telescope discovers wild new planet, may have ingredient for life

Astronomers have used NASA's TESS telescope to observe an exoplanet relatively close to Earth. This exoplanet may have water.

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'Really clear signals' found of nearby exoplanet that is Earth-like

Researchers have discovered 'really clear signals' of a nearby star system harboring an Earth-sized planet that may support life.

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Astronomers detect unprecedented collection of pulsating red giants

Astronomers have detected an unprecedented collection of pulsating Red Giants using NASA's 'TESS' exoplanet-hunting satellite.

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NASA's TESS satellite accidentally caught a comet 'burp' on video

One of NASA's satellites accidentally a comet doing what seems to be like a cosmic 'burp'

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NASA's newest probe is working on the biggest question, 'Are We Alone'

NASA's joining its newest probe in the hunt for alien life, ultimately working towards answering the big question; 'are we alone?'

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Astronomers locate 'first nearby super-Earth', possible life

A nearby solar system has been found to have a 'super-Earth' planet, and its not even that far away.