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Scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable, Earth-size planet

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Dr. Sarah Adams

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Potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ spotted 137 light-years away

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Dr. Sarah Adams

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NASA exoplanet telescope discovers ‘super-Earth’ in its star’s Goldilocks zone

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has spotted a ‘super-Earth’ planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a relatively nearby red dwarf ...

James Webb Space Telescope finds water and methane in atmosphere of a ‘warm Jupiter’

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like world located around 163 ...