Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.
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Found: A frozen world twice as far as Pluto
Astronomers have discovered 2017 OF21, a mysterious dwarf planet in the solar system's frozen outskirts. This video explores ...
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Astronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observed
Astronomers have confirmed a giant planet orbiting a tightly bound pair of young stars, marking a first in direct exoplanet ...
In a discovery that's fit for a movie, Northwestern University astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns. While obtaining an image of a planet beyond our solar ...
Discovered in archival data, the newly identified exoplanet formed after the dinosaurs went extinct. In a finding that echoes ...
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Scientists discover rare exoplanet orbiting two suns
An "extra exceptional" Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns, has been discovered. Astronomers say the "huge" new world ...
Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November 2026, ...
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Neptune's backwards moon: The captured world of Triton
Orbiting in reverse around Neptune, Triton is a cosmic rebel with a secret past. This video dives into the evidence that suggests this giant moon was not born around the blue planet but was violently ...
In a discovery that's fit for a movie, Northwestern University astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns.While ...
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The Bible’s Star of Bethlehem May Have Been a Comet, Analysis of Ancient Records Suggests
An odd star brightened for more than 70 days in 5 B.C.E., according to a Chinese text. The object may have been a comet that ...
Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November 2026, the probe will be one light-day from Earth.
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