Nearby Star System Eyed for Life Without Giant Planets
Scientists are targeting the nearby Eta Cassiopeiae binary star system in the search for life, precisely because it lacks disruptive giant planets.
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Distant Star Blasts Atmosphere From Nearby Planets
Astronomers have confirmed the first coronal mass ejection from a distant star, a powerful blast that could strip atmospheres from nearby planets, offering new insights into exoplanet habitability.
#Coronal Mass Ejection#Exoplanets#Red Dwarf
Private Telescope 'Mauve' to Hunt for Life-Friendly Stars
The first privately funded space telescope, Mauve, is set to launch this year. The UK-built satellite will study stellar UV radiation to find stars capable of hosting life.
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NASA Assembles Roman Telescope for Cosmic Survey Mission
NASA engineers have successfully joined the main components of the Roman Space Telescope, a critical step toward its launch scheduled no later than May 2027.
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The Enduring Quest for Life Beyond Earth Continues
A deep dive into humanity's ongoing search for extraterrestrial life, from historical speculation to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets and key scientific missions.
#Extraterrestrial Life#Exoplanets#Space Exploration
Cereal Box-Sized Satellite to Hunt for Habitable Worlds
A satellite the size of a cereal box, built by an ASU team, is set to launch into space to study how stellar radiation affects the habitability of distant exoplanets.
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Unseen Planet May Be Shaping Fomalhaut's Debris Ring
New research using ALMA data suggests an unseen planet, potentially 1-16 times Earth's mass, is gravitationally sculpting the debris disk around the star Fomalhaut.
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New Telescope to Study Sun to Aid Search for Distant Earths
A new telescope named PoET will study our Sun to help scientists filter out stellar 'noise,' improving the ability to find Earth-like planets with future missions.
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ESA's Plato Spacecraft Assembled for Final Testing Phase
The European Space Agency has completed the assembly of its Plato spacecraft, which will now undergo final testing before its 2026 launch to find Earth-like planets.
#ESA#Plato Mission#Spacecraft
New Telescope Concepts Target Earth-Like Exoplanets
Researchers have proposed new technologies for space telescopes, including a method to build large mirrors in orbit using fluids and a versatile spectrograph.
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NASA Plans Telescope to Search for Life on Other Worlds
NASA is developing the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a space telescope set to launch in the 2030s to find Earth-like planets and search for signs of life.
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NASA Unveils New Astronauts Amid SpaceX Launch Flurry
NASA has introduced its 2025 astronaut class, the first since 2021, amid a busy weekend that included two SpaceX launches and a major exoplanet discovery.
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