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Astronomers have sharply revised down the mass of nearby super Earth GJ 3378b, dramatically improving its prospects as a ...

A joint analysis of James Webb Space Telescope observations spanning three instruments has found insufficient evidence for ...

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Scientists can't fully agree on what GJ504b actually is. It may be a massive planet or a brown dwarf, a mysterious class of ...