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Astronomers find the strongest evidence yet that alien planets have magnetic fields

Picture a planet with no sunrise and no sunset. One hemisphere is scorched by a star it can never turn away from. The other ...
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We’re Using Giant Freakin’ Lasers To Probe Alien Planets

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Milky Way galaxy has more than 400 billion stars in it. Over the last few decades, ...

A faster way to forecast alien weather

The TRAPPIST-1 system, located about 41 light years from Earth, has been a focal point of much exoplanetary discussion—mainly ...

This Alien Planet Has Rock Clouds That Vaporize Before Sunset

JWST has revealed a surprising daily cloud cycle on a distant hot Jupiter, giving scientists a clearer look at its atmosphere.
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Black Mirrors in Space Will Eat Light So That Telescopes Find Life on Alien Planets

There is no chance in hell our species will be able to reach another Earth-like planet in the Universe in the foreseeable future, so the only way we can get a sense of the habitability of such places ...

Expert Warns Alien Signals Are Brushing Past Earth But Humans Are 'Utterly Blind'

Astronomer Jon Willis warns that alien signals could be passing Earth unnoticed because humans are searching on the wrong ...