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Exoplanets

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Studying a nearby exoplanet

UC Irvine physics & astronomy researchers explore a “super Earth” in a nearby solar system

Planet and star in deep space. Super-Earth with ocean. Sunrise on a blue Earth-like planet.
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UC Irvine astronomers discover nearby exoplanet in habitable zone

The team found that the surface may have liquid water on its surface – a necessary ingredient for life

Artist's rendering of a star with an exoplanet transitioning in front of it.

UC Irvine astronomers discover scores of exoplanets may be larger than realized

The finding could impact search for extraterrestrial life

‘Terminator zones' on distant planets could harbor life, UC Irvine astronomers say

These in-between regions could be prime sites for liquid water