Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where ...

The atmosphere of this planet is primarily made up of carbon dioxide. Equipped with high spectroscopy, among other advanced features, the James Webb Space Telescope enabled scientists to study the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Exoplanets orbiting red dwarfs, like Wolf 359, face extreme space weather due to high levels of X-ray and ultraviolet radiation. Only planets with greenhouse ...

The exoplanet is also likely tidally ... the researchers identified the presence of carbon monoxide and water vapor in the planet's upper atmosphere. In studying that spectra further, the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ... may help explain how similar exoplanets evolve atmospherically. The atmosphere, which is extremely hot and rich in carbon dioxide, provides interesting ...

For the first time, astronomers have taken a direct look at an exoplanet ... disintegrating planet might be the best place to start. A planet discovered with the space-based TESS telescope ...

HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...

Lothringer told Space.com. "We have a listing of exoplanet-related observations called ... planets and not just say 'there’s water here and carbon dioxide there,' but rather we can learn about planets ...

Calçada) Prepare to be blown away: Astronomers have recorded the most powerful planetary wind thus far — a force that pummels a giant exoplanet ... the planet's upper atmosphere. Then they probed its ...

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...