For a world to maintain an atmosphere long enough for life to gain a foothold, it seems it needs to be at least as big as ...

The rocky exoplanet depicted here in this artist’s illustration, with a fuzzy atmosphere. (Melissa Weiss/CfA) As the famous ...

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A planet 48 light-years away is leaking helium from its upper atmosphere, a discovery that’s gotten astronomers excited. The ...