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The solar system’s new habitable zone after our Sun becomes a red giant.
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Aging Stars Make New Habitable Zones

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 16 May 201629 September 2021

Scientists searching for life in the universe now have a new target: the once-icy worlds orbiting red giants.

Artistic rendition of the Kepler spacecraft.
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Largest Haul of Newly Verified Exoplanets Announced

by Randy Showstack 12 May 201625 April 2023

About 550 of the planets could be rocky like the Earth, and nine of the planets orbit within their star's habitable zone.

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Space Telescope Findings Suggest Molten Planetary Surface

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 30 March 201624 October 2022

Researchers studying the super-Earth 55 Cancri e spotted some puzzling features that provide a new vision of the orb's surface.

Artist’s rendering of what Venus might look like near the surface.
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Comparing Planetary Climates to Investigate Climate Systems

by S. D. Domagal-Goldman, J. Hollingsworth and L. Glaze 18 March 20161 August 2022

Comparative Climates of Terrestrial Planets II (CCTP2 ): Understanding How Climate Systems Work; Moffett Field, California, 8–11 September 2015

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New Step Toward Finding Earth 2.0

by R. Cowen 8 January 201617 January 2023

Researchers unveil a way to tease out the wobble of a star caused by unseen planets despite the confounding effects of star spots, which are the sunspots of distant stars.

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Atmospheres Can Collapse on the Dark Sides of Planets

Cody Sullivan by C. Sullivan 29 December 20151 August 2022

Planets that orbit close to their stars might lose their atmospheres along with any chance of life, but new models show a way in which these planets may retain their atmospheres and habitability.

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Exoplanets: First Baby Pictures Unveiled

by R. Cowen 3 December 20152 May 2023

New observations of stars hundreds of light-years from Earth reveal evidence of planets still surrounded by disks of the primordial materials they grow from.

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3-D Models Put Scientists, Students in Touch with Planets

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 11 November 20152 May 2023

Three-dimensional printing gives planetary scientists new ways to explore distant worlds and engage students.

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Kepler: A Giant Leap for Exoplanet Studies

by J. J. Lissauer 15 September 201510 October 2021

NASA's low-cost space telescope opened up a universe of possibilities for scientists who scour space in search of planets—and possibly life.

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Scientists Find "Close Cousin" of Earth

by Randy Showstack 23 July 20154 May 2023

The Kepler space telescope spots a planet in a solar system 1400 light years away that closely resembles Earth in its size, distance from its star, and the type of star it orbits.

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