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What would it be like living on Tatooine from 'Star Wars'? This exoplanet orbiting twin suns could tell us
Luke found life on Tatooine to be boring, but he should be glad, because as we have seen, binary stars have the potential to play all kinds of havoc on their orbiting circumbinary planets.
These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars
Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to take shape.
Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought
Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like exoplanets could be more common than we thought.
Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail
Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.
Possible signs of alien life found on nearby exoplanet, study reports
Scientists have found further evidence of possible biosignature gases on the planet K2-18b, strengthening its case as an abode for alien life. But the case is far from closed.
Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit (video)
Astronomers have discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen, consisting of a planet rolling around rare binary "failed star" brown dwarfs at a 90-degree tilted angle!
How artificial intelligence is helping scientists hunt for alien Earths
An AI algorithm designed to look for planetary systems that could host Earth-like, habitable zone planets, has found 44 candidates.
Nearby exoplanet could offer clues about atmospheres around hot, rocky alien worlds
A nearby Earth-sized planet beyond our solar system could soon add to the diversity of known terrestrial worlds with their own "air."
