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First Completed Rocky Worlds Program Observations Open New Era in Exoplanet Studies

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Ever since the first planets beyond our solar system were discovered, astronomers have hoped to study rocky worlds similar in size to Earth. But detecting and characterizing these planets and their atmospheres has proven extraordinarily difficult. Rocky planets are relatively small, their signals are faint, and possible atmospheres can easily be obscured by fluctuations in the stars they orbit. The Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time (DDT) program was created to confront those challenge
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Newswise broke the news in Charlottesville, United States on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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