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Researchers were caught by surprise when they observed what they believe to be the aftermath of two giant planets colliding.

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Astronomers are hunting for signs of life elsewhere in the universe - and planet K2-18 b is of particular interest.

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The newly discovered planet is a similar size to Earth and is likely to be rocky, according to NASA.

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The one-of-a-kind exoplanet, which could support life, orbits a star 100 lightyears from our own planet, Earth.

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James Webb Telescope spots first clear evidence of CO2 on exoplanet

Scientists working on the project said they are now "crossing an important threshold in exoplanet sciences".

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The discovery of evidence of water on an exoplanet in a “habitable zone” for the first time caused widespread excitement in 2019 - but a study suggests the vapours detected on K2-18b may in fact be methane.

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AB Aur b, a new exoplanet, has been found in the earliest part of its formation. Its birth is challenging what we know about planets forming.

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A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope.

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An international team of astronomers has moved one step closer to finding new planets similar to Earth with a groundbreaking study.

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Scientists calculate there could be three dozen intelligent civilisations in our galaxy capable of communicating with us.

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Astronomers from UCL have found traces of water vapour in an exoplanet outside Earth's solar system.

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NASA retires its planet-hunting Kepler telescope

The spacecraft, which discovered some 2,600 planets outside of the solar system, has run out of fuel.

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“We determined that Kepler-452b is the most likely exoplanet that we know of on which life may have originated because of its star, Kepler-452, and because of its distance from the star,” the study’s lead author, Paul Rimmer, told Euronews.

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A newly-discovered exoplanet could be the most promising sign yet in the search for life beyond Earth, astronomers say.

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Second Earth when and not if says NASA

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NASA announced the discovery of seven planets that could host life like on Earth.

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