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Exoplanet transit

Space

Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

Reflected light from a star’s flares may help us find otherwise invisible worlds. These exoplanets could be hit by powerful blasts, but may still host life

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Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

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Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

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The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

Space

The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

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Person stood on a hill against a dark sky with the Milky Way visible, shining a torch upwards

Life

Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

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NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

Space

NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

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Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

Space

Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

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The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

Physics

The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

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We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

Space

We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

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artist's impression of an exoplanet

Space

We may have found 20 habitable worlds hiding in plain sight

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Exoplanet and moon

Space

Possible exomoon may be an ocean-covered world as big as Saturn

The exomoon candidate found in July is a real oddity – early calculations suggest it’s huge and doesn’t fit any moon formation processes we currently know

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Earth

Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

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Space

Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet

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Space

Nine probes reached the outer solar system: Where are they now?

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Space

Some TRAPPIST-1 planets may have the right conditions for water

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