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The “Rosetta Stone” of Alien Worlds: NASA’s Webb Unmasks a Super-Earth With a Scorching Atmosphere
A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...
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Mysterious atmosphere of 'Rosetta Stone' exoplanet
A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is ...
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SwRI-led research deciphers mysterious atmosphere of ‘Rosetta Stone’ exoplanet
A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, ...
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...
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NASA's biggest-ever hunt for alien planets is finally underway - and the agency expects to discover 'strange, fantastic worlds'
In many ways, TESS is an extension to the biggest boon ... be about 2 trillion planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone, or some 10 per star. Kepler also found about 50 rocky, Earth-size worlds ...
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What are the gas planets?
Much larger than the rocky planets, these cosmic giants are accompanied by numerous moons. Jupiter, famous for its red spot, is the largest, followed by Saturn with its rings made of ice ...