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Exoplanet 51 Eridani b

Found! 'Young Jupiter,' the Smallest Exoplanet Directly Seen by Telescope

By Charles Q. Choi published

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exomoon, exoplanet, search for life

Move Over Exoplanets, Exomoons May Harbour Life Too

By Andrew Norton published

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Kepler-186f, habitable exoplanets

Habitable Exoplanets are Bad News for Humanity (Op-Ed)

By Andrew Snyder-Beattie published

The discovery of exoplanets also slightly increases how much credence we give to the possibility of near-term human extinction. This because of a concept known as the Great Filter.

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Gemini Planet Imager’s First Light Image of Beta Pictoris b

New Exoplanet Imager Snaps 1st Photos of Alien Worlds

By Tanya Lewis published

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Exoplanet GJ 504b

Pink Exoplanet Discovery | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

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Exoplanet HD 95086 b 1920

Faint Blue Exoplanet | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This space wallpaper from ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows the newly discovered planet HD95086 b, next to its parent star.

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Stars' Gravity Halts Hot Jupiters' Migration

Why 'Hot Jupiter' Exoplanets Aren't Eaten by Their Stars

By Mike Wall published

These exotic worlds stop their inward migration after their orbits circularize.

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Exoplanet View from its Moon Artist’s Impression space wallpaper

Exoplanet View from its Moon | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

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four exoplanets orbiting the HR 8799 star

Exoplanet Atmospheres Reveal 'Peculiar' Fingerprints

By Stephanie Pappas published

Massive planets orbiting a distance star aren't as expected.

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Kepler 37b Exoplanet Illustration

Found! Tiny Moon-Size Alien World Is the Smallest Exoplanet

By Elizabeth Howell published

Kepler-37b, the smallest known exoplanet, is about the size of the moon.

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