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Earth-like exoplanet found just 40 light years away – the closest yet

A nearby planet named Gliese 12 b has an estimated surface temperature of 42°C (108°F), making it a promising candidate for liquid water and maybe life

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Why are there so many rogue planets and what do they look like?

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Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens

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Artist's impression of a super-Earth

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Planet caught in a gravitational 'tidal storm' is so hot that it glows

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Artist's impression of a planet skimming the surface of its star

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Billions of stars have swallowed up a planet

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JWST will officially begin searching for exomoons around other planets

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JWST will officially begin searching for exomoons around other planets

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Weird white dwarf star has a metal scar after eating a planet

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Why we're finally on the cusp of finding exomoons around other planets

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Super Earths that seem to have oceans may actually be covered in magma

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Artist's impression of a planet around a red giant star

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Strange alien worlds suggest Earth could survive the death of the sun

We thought there was no chance our world could survive the fiery death of the sun in another 5 billion years. Now sightings of strange "orphan planets" might force us to rewrite the story

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The possible view from LHS 3154b towards its host star

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Tiny star found harbouring a huge planet that shouldn’t exist

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Six planets found orbiting a bright star 100 light years away

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Artist's impression of WASP-107b and its parent star

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Fluffy exoplanet blasted by its sun has clouds that rain sand

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How Jupiter's powerful storms compare to weather on hot Jupiters

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