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Recently discovered solar system could seed life between adjacent exoplanets

Many planets could have atmospheres rich in helium, study finds Illustration of a large grayish planet with several bands of clouds to left of frame with a distant sun visible to the right

Many planets could have atmospheres rich in helium, study finds

James Webb Space telescope reveals a faraway planet’s band of clouds Exoplanet

James Webb Space telescope reveals a faraway planet’s band of clouds

Student uses NASA data to reveal new details on planets in other solar systems UChicago undergraduate Jared Siegel spent six months finding a way to tease new information out of data that was taken by the NASA space telescope Kepler, which searched for planets around faraway stars.

Student uses NASA data to reveal new details on planets in other solar systems

Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought Europa's Stunning Surface

Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought

Scientists announce first detection of carbon dioxide on a faraway planet with James Webb Space Telescope Artist rendering of the first CO2 planet

Scientists announce first detection of carbon dioxide on a faraway planet with James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope to offer humanity an unprecedented look at universe Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope unfolded in space

James Webb Space Telescope to offer humanity an unprecedented look at universe

Priorities for next 10 years of astronomy include exoplanets, early days of universe Star formation

Priorities for next 10 years of astronomy include exoplanets, early days of universe

Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away Artist concept of small planet VERY close to its sun

Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away

Earth’s building blocks formed during the solar system’s first million years, study finds Artist illustration of a bright star surrounded by rings of slowly differentiating material

Earth’s building blocks formed during the solar system’s first million years, study finds

There might be many planets with water-rich atmospheres Artist illustration of the exoplanet WASP-121b

There might be many planets with water-rich atmospheres