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Exoplanet science has moved from “stamp collecting” to the discovery of Earth-sized planets and unusual worlds.
JWST launches the first day of astronomy’s big meeting with news about science, technology, and galaxies!
The connection between disks and planet formation continues to expand as astronomers view them in new detail.
What does a star's chemistry tell us about the habitability of the planets orbiting it?
Astronomers are getting closer to solving the origins of Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs.
On the eve of a large U.S. astronomy meeting, we explore planetary formation—of Earth and exoplanets!