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FOUND: A ROCKY EXOPLANET WITH AN ATMOSPHERE — COULD IT HOST LIFE?
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Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02200-5 Astronomers have spotted helium escaping from LHS 1140b, an exoplanet orbiting in its star’s ‘habitable zone’.
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- Nature: Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02200-5 Astronomers have spotted helium escaping from LHS 1140b, an exoplanet orbiting in its star’s ‘habitable zone’.
- Science News: Astronomers found a helium atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet — a good sign for the search for life outside the solar system.
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- Topic: SCIENCE — the feed headline centres on FOUND, ROCKY, EXOPLANET, ATMOSPHERE, COULD.
- Original feed: Nature.
- Published: 17 Jul 2026, 01:00 UK.
- Coverage checked: 2 distinct sources and 1 closely matched related story.
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- 16/07/2026, 19:00 RELATED COVERAGE THIS “EXOTIC WEIRDO” EXOPLANET HAS A ROCKY SURFACE AND AN ATMOSPHERE (Science News • 1 day ago) [Story Intel]
- 17/07/2026, 01:00 PRIMARY FEED FOUND: A ROCKY EXOPLANET WITH AN ATMOSPHERE — COULD IT HOST LIFE? (Nature • 19 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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