Florida Tech astrophysicist Howard Chen is offering new insights to help aid NASA's search for life beyond Earth. His latest theoretical work investigates the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, one of the most widely studied exoplanetary ...
Astrobiology
Sep 18, 2025
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TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about 40 light years away that hosts seven Earth-sized rocky planets, with at least three orbiting in the habitable zone where liquid water could potentially exist. This makes it one ...
Astrobiology
Sep 11, 2025
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New research using NASA's powerful JWST telescope has identified a planet 41 light years away which may have an atmosphere. The planet is within the "habitable zone," the region around a star where temperatures make it possible ...
Astronomy
Sep 9, 2025
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The exciting discovery of an extremely rare quadruple star system could significantly advance our understanding of brown dwarfs, astronomers say. These mysterious objects are too big to be considered a planet but also too ...
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2025
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A large sub-Neptune-sized planet revolving around a red dwarf star 124 light years away has been the topic of debate among several scientists in recent months.
A team led by UdeM researchers confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 light-years away.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 22, 2025
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Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are close to the star, these ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 10, 2025
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The hunt for habitable worlds has become a hot topic in astronomy. For decades, the search has been focused on planets in the "Goldilocks zone"; that narrow band around a star where water stays liquid, not too hot to boil ...
Astrobiology
May 30, 2025
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When Beetlejuice goes off, it's going to be the show of a lifetime. But it's not going to hurt us.
Astronomy
Mar 17, 2025
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An international team of astronomers led by scientists from the Netherlands has shown that a white dwarf and a red dwarf orbiting each other every two hours are emitting radio pulses. Thanks to observations with several telescopes, ...
Astronomy
Mar 12, 2025
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