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Illustration of a planet on a black background. The planet is large and rocky. Roughly two-thirds of the planet is lit, while the rest is in shadow.

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China to hunt for Earth-like planets with formation-flying telescopes

China aims to construct an array of telescopes in deep space to search for habitable planets orbiting other stars.

by Andrew Jones April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

A crescent of the northern hemisphere of Mars taken by Tianwen-1's medium-resolution camera in March 2021.

Venus orbiter, lunar constellation and exoplanets telescopes among candidates as China selects new space science missions

by Andrew Jones July 1, 2022February 22, 2023

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TESS considering companion smallsat mission

by Jeff Foust August 6, 2021January 23, 2023

A Soyuz rocket lifts off from Kourou in French Guiana at 3:54 Eastern Dec. 18, 2019.

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Arianespace launches ESA’s CHEOPS satellite to study exoplanets

by Andrew Jones December 18, 2019January 23, 2023

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Scientists pleased with TESS exoplanet mission

by Jeff Foust January 7, 2019January 23, 2023

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Kepler planet hunter ends operations after exhausting fuel

by Jeff Foust October 30, 2018January 23, 2023

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Foust Forward | Putting a price on the search for life beyond Earth

by Jeff Foust September 16, 2018January 23, 2023

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Exoplanet report recommends development of large space telescope

by Jeff Foust September 5, 2018January 23, 2023

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A changing of the guard in NASA’s hunt for exoplanets

by Jeff Foust January 22, 2018January 23, 2023

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Camera focus shift won’t affect TESS mission

by Jeff Foust January 9, 2018January 23, 2023