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Cornell Team Publishes Vetted List of 45 Rocky Exoplanets Most Likely to Host Life

The peer-reviewed list steers scarce telescope time toward nearby worlds with the best odds of showing atmospheres.

Cornell Catalog Identifies 45 Rocky Exoplanets in Habitable Zones

Survey Finds 95% of Educated Respondents Believe in Intelligent Alien Life, Yet Few Say So

Nearby Super‑Earth GJ 251 c Detected in Habitable Zone After Two‑Decade Radial‑Velocity Campaign

Nearby "Super-Earth" GJ 251 c Found in Habitable Zone 18 Light-Years Away

Webb Telescope Rules Out Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d