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For First Time, Researchers Confirm Exoplanet Using Webb Telescope

January 29, 2023
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Researchers say they have confirmed an exoplanet—a planet orbiting another star—using NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) for the very first time. The planet, known as “LHS 475 b”, is almost exactly the same size as Earth. Researchers say the planet is a few hundred degrees warmer than Earth. Presenting their findings at an American…

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Astronomers Discover 2nd Earth-Sized Planet Orbiting Its Star’s Habitable Zone

January 11, 2023
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A team of NASA scientists discovered another Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone that could potentially retain liquid water, the U.S. space agency announced on Tuesday. The planet—called “TOI 700 e”—is about 95 percent of Earth’s size and likely rocky. It was spotted in a system in the southern hemisphere about 100 light-years…

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‘New Era in Space Exploration’: Scientists React to New Webb Images

July 13, 2022
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Astronomers and scientists around the world have been reacting to newly released images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, with one declaring a “new era in space exploration.” The pictures reveal the splendors of the universe, from baby stars to far off galaxies. The unveiling from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope began on…

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Astronomers Discover That Stars and Planets May Form and Evolve as Siblings

January 26, 2021
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A radio telescope has found evidence that planets might form at the same time as their stars, instead of much later as was previously thought. The telescope detected dark rings in the disk around a nascent star system. The rings could be the first evidence that a star and its planets are forming and evolving…

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