Dr Lynnae Quick of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre and the study's lead challenged the conventional focus on a star's 'habitable zone' and explored the possibility of hidden oceans on distant and cold exoplanets.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/science/nasa-identifies-17-exoplanets-that-might-host-hidden-oceans

“It not only shows how we can detect more exoplanets, but also how we can better characterize them,” said Thain Currie, co-author of the study.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/the-satellite-sees-a-star-wobble-after-which-astronomers-make-an-exciting-discovery/

Over the past few decades, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been detected and astronomers now estimate that on average there is at least one planet per star in our galaxy.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-astronomers-puzzled-planet-shouldnt.html

Research at UNC develops new cancer therapies, supports highway safety, helps understand the effect of storm surges on the nation’s coastlines, and even discovers new exoplanets.

Source: https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2023/01/30/higher-ed-advocate-conservative-commentators-call-for-radical-unc-system-overhaul-is-off-base/

The first pictures of exoplanets were, however, taken by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 2004, as confirmed by NASA.

Source: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/alphabet-shares-dive-after-googles-bard-makes-mistake-in-ad-590713?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+

This phenomenally powerful telescope can not only identify exoplanets, but can also observe their atmospheres, something practically no other tool in astronomy can do.

Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/space/nasa-exoplanets-citizen-science/

‘We modelled the feasibility of generating and sustaining liquid water on exoplanets orbiting M-dwarfs by only considering the heat generated by the planet,’ said Dr Ojha.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/11/better-chance-of-water-gives-hope-for-alien-life-a-big-boost-19103727/