Science and Discovery

Exoplanets

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A supermassive black hole at the center of an active galactic nucleus, with newly forming exoplanets visible in the surrounding cosmic dust and gas.
Cosmos & Space

Supermassive black holes may be birthing millions of exoplanets

Millions of Jupiter-mass 'dust giants' and 'lava balls' could be forming tens of parsecs from supermassive black holes, challenging everything we thought we knew about where planets are born, Space re

Marcus Cole·June 14, 2026
Split image comparing a distant exoplanet K2-18b with potential biosignatures to a Martian rock sample with more convincing signs of life.
Life & Biology

Scientists detect potential signs of life on distant exoplanet

Despite headlines celebrating the detection of dimethyl sulfide on the distant exoplanet K2-18b, a recent survey reveals astrobiologists are actually more persuaded by potential biosignatures found in

David Grossman·June 6, 2026