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Nearly 50 Habitable Exoplanets Identified for Future Study

3/21/2026

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Astronomers used data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission and NASA's Exoplanet Archive to identify nearly 50 rocky exoplanets likely to be habitable, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Key targets include TRAPPIST-1 d, e, f, and g at about 40 light-years and LHS 1140 b at 48 light-years.
The study aims to refine habitability understanding and guide future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Story summary

Astronomers used data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission and NASA's Exoplanet Archive to identify nearly 50 rocky exoplanets likely to be habitable, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Key targets include TRAPPIST-1 d, e, f, and g at about 40 light-years and LHS 1140 b at 48 light-years.
The study aims to refine habitability understanding and guide future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope.