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New simulations suggest TRAPPIST-1e's possible methane atmosphere may be a false signal from its star, raising fresh questions about the planet’s habitability.
It's based on the colorful microorganisms that live in the clouds on Earth.
"We expected to see this effect, but we were still surprised by just how efficient these stars seem to be at engulfing their close planets."
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists mapped the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-18b in three dimensions, uncovering a blistering hotspot where water molecules are torn apart.
Using NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter, astronomers have discovered a strange arrangement of exoplanets around tight binary stars that shouldn't be.
The super-Earth exoplanet is "one of the best candidates in the search for an atmospheric signature of life."
V883 Orionis is a young star that formed in the Orion Nebula half a million years ago.
The world's first commercial astronomy space telescope will look for stars that may host habitable exoplanets.
