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young star disks
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Gaps in gas disks around stars may not always mark newborn planets
New research has prompted a rethink of the theory that gaps in planet-forming disks around young stars mark spaces where planets are being created.
By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, July 16, 2019
Neptomoon
News | Exoplanets
Hubble may have spotted the first known exomoon
By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, October 03, 2018
southern sky
News in Brief | Exoplanets
The TESS space telescope has spotted its first exoplanet
By Lisa Grossman | 5:23pm, September 18, 2018
solar flare illustration
News | Exoplanets
Astronomers saw the first mass eruption from a star that’s not the sun
By Lisa Grossman | 9:00am, August 07, 2018
light wavelengths
News | Exoplanets
Next to its solar twins, the sun stands out
By Lisa Grossman | 12:00pm, August 03, 2018
exoplanet
News in Brief | Exoplanets
Astronomers snap the first baby pictures of a planet
By Maria Temming | 3:24pm, July 02, 2018
artist's illustration of an infant planet
News in Brief | Exoplanets
Swirling gases reveal baby planets in a young star’s disk
By Lisa Grossman | 11:00am, June 14, 2018
exoplanet travel posters
Science Ticker | Exoplanets
Take a virtual trip to an alien world
By Lisa Grossman | 10:00am, June 04, 2018
exoplanet illustration
Feature | Exoplanets
The recipes for solar system formation are getting a rewrite
By Lisa Grossman | 9:00am, May 11, 2018
TESS launch on Falcon 9 rocket
Science Ticker | Exoplanets
NASA’s TESS spacecraft launches to begin its exoplanet search
By Lisa Grossman | 7:36pm, April 18, 2018
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