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The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth, as well as water, ...

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A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists anywhere else besides Earth.

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Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced the discovery of gases on a faraway planet that may be the same as those produced by ocean plankton on Earth. But a North Carolina ...

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Astronomers confirm the existence of small, hot and likely rocky planets by observing the subtle gravitational wobbles of the star they orbit Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science ...

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

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The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...

"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life ...