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Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

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HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

An object we thought belonged to the most common category of planet in the galaxy has turned out to be something we've never seen ... because we have nothing directly analogous to them here in our ...

Scientists have discovered a ‘super-Earth’ planet six times larger than our own which may have conditions suitable for life.

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