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For the 1st time, scientists discovered 'heavy water' in a disk forming exoplanets
By Keith Cooper published
V883 Orionis is a young star that formed in the Orion Nebula half a million years ago.

Could the world's 1st private space telescope help find stars with habitable exoplanets?
By Tereza Pultarova published
The world's first commercial astronomy space telescope will look for stars that may host habitable exoplanets.

Strange 'puffy' alien world breaks every rule for how planets should behave
By Paul Sutter published
If you think you've met the wildest exoplanet yet, you haven't learned about TOI-4507 b. This strange world breaks almost every known rule for how planets should behave.

Uranus and Neptune may not be 'ice giants' after all, new research suggests
By Paul Sutter published
We actually know very little about what's going on inside Uranus and Neptune, causing researchers to propose that these planets be called "rocky giants" instead.

Incredible telescope image shows baby exoplanet being born
By Samantha Mathewson published
A baby exoplanet has been spotted nestled inside a ring around its young parent star, offering a never-before-seen view of planet formation.

6,000 and counting: The next 30 years in the search for exoplanets
By Keith Cooper published
After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to what the next 30 years might offer.

The exoplanet revolution at 30: 1st alien world was found around a sun-like star three decades ago
By Keith Cooper published
The discovery of the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet 51 Pegasi b on Oct. 6, 1995 changed the course of astronomical history.

Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second
By Victoria Corless published
"This is the strongest accretion episode ever recorded for a planetary-mass object."
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