NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected strong evidence for a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest ...

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Super-Earths hold the key to unraveling the complexities of planetary evolution—yet they also complicate the narrative. They are far more common than Earth-sized planets, and challenge the traditional ...