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Illustration of a protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star
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Passing Object May Have Kicked Up Dust from a Planetary Disk

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 16 May 20194 April 2023

The elongated tail of the SU Aurigae protoplanetary disk was likely formed as a result of a flyby from a substellar object.

An artist’s representation of SIMP0136.
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Starlike Brown Dwarf? Not Anymore

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 17 May 201719 April 2023

Because of a new, surprisingly smaller mass estimate for a much-studied, nearby brown dwarf, astronomers now regard the familiar object as merely planetlike.

An artist’s representation of a newly discovered triple-star system.
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Exoplanet Found in Curious Triple-Star System

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 7 July 201625 April 2023

The newly discovered planet balances precariously in orbit within the star system, puzzling scientists.

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.

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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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