This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium ...

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Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of a watery exoplanet with a red dwarf sun overhead. A new study suggests that the exoplanet GJ 3378b, which ...

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Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field ...

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For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the presence of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet orbiting within its star’s habitable zone, marking a major milestone in the search for life beyond ...