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The most exciting exoplanet discoveries of 2025

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar neighbor, which lies just 4.2 light-years away — thanks to a powerful new ...

‘Super-Jupiter’ exoplanet is not so Jupiter-like, UCSC study finds

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed ...

Here’s where NASA is looking for alien life in our solar system

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.
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Hubble images show wild turbulence in giant planet-forming disk 'Dracula's Chivito'

The Hubble Space Telescope brings out the chaotic processes inside Dracula's Chivito, the largest protoplanetary disk ever ...
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Giant cosmic sandwich reveals chaotic birthplace of planets

The level of detail we’re seeing is rare in protoplanetary disk imaging,” commented Kristina Monsch from the Center for ...
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Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...
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Cosmic Christmas tree: Star cluster 2,700 light-years away shows active star formation

A Christmas Tree-shaped star cluster inside NGC 2264 reveals active star formation 2,700 light-years from Earth.