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Planetary Characteristics

Habitability PSR J2322-2650b L 98-59 d BD+05 4868 Ab Comparative Planetology HD 137010b HD 137010 b Mass and Roundness Gas Giants Eps Ind Ab L 98–59 d Asymmetry in Atmosphere Hot Jupiters TOI-3261b Orbital Dynamics Atmospheric Dynamics Rocky Exoplanets Disintegrating Planets Kepler-725c TOI-1846 b Ceres Internal Structures Planet Types Growth Patterns Mass and Age TOI-7166b Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric Studies Jupiter-like Planets Life Detection Methods Rocky Planets Mass and Luminosity LHS 3844 b Helium Escape TOI-791b and TOI-791c

Scientists Outline 'Agnostic Biosignature' to Find Life Through Planetary Patterns

The simulation-led approach points to a way to cut false alarms by flagging tight clusters of similar exoplanets for targeted checks.

Second Infant Planet Confirmed Forming Around Nearby Star WISPIT 2

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

JWST Helps Reveal Sulfur-Rich Magma-Ocean World L 98-59 d

Kepler Data Reveal Earth-Size Planet Candidate HD 137010 b Near Star’s Habitable Edge

Webb Finds Carbon-Rich Atmosphere on Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

JWST Finds Strong Evidence of a Thick Atmosphere on Molten Super-Earth TOI-561 b

Rogue Planet Devours Matter at Record 6 Billion Tons Per Second

New Simulations Challenge Giant-Impact Origin of Jupiter’s Fuzzy Core