The new exoplanet Elias 2-24 b is the youngest ever discovered, still forming in a cloud of debris around a young star just 450 light-years from Earth ...

The upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory should be able to spot the glint of water on habitable planets, and maybe more ...

From a great distance, the planet could easily give the wrong first impression. Seen in visible light, it appears as a rich blue world, bringing to mind the familiar colour of Earth as viewed from ...

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