Barnard’s Star Planetary System May Be Filled with Water-Poor Rocky Worlds
A new analysis suggests the four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s star — the Sun’s nearest single-star neighbor —…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Likely Originated in Outskirts of Ancient Planetary System
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have measured carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in 3I/ATLAS, the third…
Scientists spot 200-million-year-old star system before adulthood
Astronomers already know how planetary systems are born and how they look once they are fully grown, but…
Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may hold Earth-like atmosphere, JWST finds
Astronomers have taken a huge leap towards discovering habitable worlds, and the world now eagerly anticipates a rocky…