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Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Macquarie University Astronomer Fred Watson discusses a planet which was discovered orbiting a tiny red dwarf star. The star is about 20 per cent of the mass of the sun. “It seems to have ...

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At dusk on a late October night in 1408, something mysterious lit up the skies above China. Ming Dynasty astronomers who ...

Astronomers have detected evidence of an exoplanet that would be the first to be discovered by the JWST. Using NASA’s James ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet using the direct-imaging technique. The host star's light was ...

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.