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Artist conception of 126 planets in the latest TESS-Keck Survey catalog is based on data including planet radius, mass, density, and temperature. Question marks represent planets requiring more data for full characterization.

NASA’s TESS-Keck Survey Unveils 126 Diverse Worlds, Offering Insights into Planet Formation, Habitability

Astronomers Discover Potentially Habitable Earth-like Exoplanet Just 40 Light-Years Away

$Dramatic plumes spray water ice and vapor from many locations along the famed "tiger stripes" near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes are four prominent, approximately 84-mile- (135-kilometer-) long fractures that cross the moon's south polar terrain. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute$

Habitability

NASA’s TESS-Keck Survey Unveils 126 Diverse Worlds, Offering Insights into Planet Formation, Habitability

Astronomers Discover Potentially Habitable Earth-like Exoplanet Just 40 Light-Years Away

A New Way to Characterize Habitable Planets

A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets

Many planets beyond our solar system follow nearly circular orbital paths