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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 162: 6,000 Exoplanets and Counting
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On September 17, 2025, NASA announced that the number of exoplanets, planets outside our solar system, tracked by NASA has…

Sep 18, 2025
Target Star Catalog
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This catalog lists the stars that are the best candidates to explore for Earth-like exoplanets with NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory…

Jan 27, 2025
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Astronomers can take pictures of exoplanets by removing the overwhelming glare of the stars they orbit.

Jul 27, 2021
Want to See the Surface of Another Earth? Use Our Sun
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An exciting new theory says we can use the Sun as a magnifying lens to see details like oceans on…

Oct 11, 2017
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