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AArtist's impression of a planet near three stars

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Exoplanet in a triple star system may orbit all three at once

Astronomers have spotted hints of a planet that orbits a distant system of three stars – if confirmed, it will be the first time such a world has been found

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A simulation of a modon storm, with blue swirls of storm clouds turning counter-clockwise and green swirls of storms turning clockwise

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Some hot exoplanets may develop strange sets of four colossal storms

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Protoplanetary disc

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Maps of planetary nurseries will help the complex hunt for alien life

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Artist's illustration of an exoplanet, exomoons and a galaxy

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Astronomers may have found a moon orbiting a rogue planet with no star

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An Exoplanet In Orbit Around A Binary Star System

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Planet-eating stars can be identified by their telltale chemistry

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PDS 70 star system

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Astronomers may have spotted a distant alien moon being born

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Planets in close orbit around stars may be safe from dangerous flares

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Planets in close orbit around stars may be safe from dangerous flares

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Aliens orbiting 1402 stars near Earth could be looking at us right now

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Aliens orbiting 1402 stars near Earth could be looking at us right now

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Star map

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Cosmic census reveals 540 stars and planets in our neighbourhood

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sun

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Sun-like stars spotted ejecting huge bursts of matter into space

Several sun-like stars have been observed ejecting huge bursts of particles into space, which might help us decide whether their orbiting planets are potentially habitable or not

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Planet hotter than most stars spotted 25 light years away

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A dead star may have munched down on an icy exomoon

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An Earth-like planet might orbit our closest single sun-like star

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We’ve seen a planet being born while its star is still forming

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