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Newly Discovered Rocky Exoplanet May Have Atmosphere A team of astronomers has found a nearby exoplanet similar to Earth that might have an atmosphere. In recent decades, astronomers have detected thousands of exoplanets (planets around stars other than our sun) in the hope of finding some that may be habitable for lives like those on Earth. However, only a very few of the exoplanets detected so far are Earth-like, and it is difficult to study their atmospheres. This newly discovered planet may...

MAROON-X instrument built by UChicago team measures its first planet In the past two decades, scientists have discovered more and more planets orbiting distant stars—but in some sense, they’re still just dots on a map. “It’s kind of like looking at a map of Europe and seeing the dot that’s labeled ‘Paris,’” said University of Chicago astrophysicist Jacob Bean. “You know where it is, but there’s a whole lot that you’re missing about the city.” Scientis...