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exoplanets

Ultrahot planets bust up molecules then rebuild them into clouds

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Ultrahot planets bust up molecules then rebuild them into clouds

The hottest planets in the universe are half star, half cloudy oasis. In the light, it’s too hot for molecules to hold together, but they reform into clouds on the dark side

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Exoplanet with a cloudless sky may let us see inside a gas giant

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Exoplanet with a cloudless sky may let us see inside a gas giant

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Colossal exoplanet has an enormous comet-like tail of helium

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Colossal exoplanet has an enormous comet-like tail of helium

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Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found

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Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found

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NASA has launched a new space telescope to hunt for exoplanets

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NASA has launched a new space telescope to hunt for exoplanets

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Mercury's long-lost cousin found in distant planetary system

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Mercury's long-lost cousin found in distant planetary system

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We could find advanced aliens by looking for their space junk

Space

We could find advanced aliens by looking for their space junk

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Oceans on alien worlds may form when the air explodes in flames

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Oceans on alien worlds may form when the air explodes in flames

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Have we just found thousands of planets outside our galaxy?

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Have we just found thousands of planets outside our galaxy?

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Early Earth’s air may show us how to find signs of alien life

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Early Earth’s air may show us how to find signs of alien life

Oxygen isn’t the best beacon of life on an alien world. We need to look for other gases organisms spew into the air, and early Earth can show us what to target

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Deadly solar flares may have helped seed life on Mars and beyond

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Some exoplanets orbiting red giant stars may just be a mirage

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Stars that devour their planets get brighter and faster

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We may be able to see mountains and valleys on distant worlds

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