Space
Some exoplanets orbiting red giant stars may just be a mirage
Red giant stars may be tricking us into thinking they have planets when they don鈥檛. Instead, sunspots or atmospheric ripples might be distorting their light
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Space
Stars that devour their planets get brighter and faster
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Environment
We may be able to see mountains and valleys on distant worlds
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Physics
Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light
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Space
Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive
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Space
The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds
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Life
Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe
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Space
NASA has discovered our solar system鈥檚 twin with 8 planets
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Space
Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life
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Physics
The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock
Astrophile聽is our Joshua Sokol's column covering curious cosmic objects from within the solar system to the furthest reaches of the multiverse
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Space
We’ve just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life
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Space
We may have found 20 habitable worlds hiding in plain sight
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Physics
Possible exomoon may be an ocean-covered world as big as Saturn
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Earth
Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life
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