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What Is the Habitable Zone, Really? — Why Distance from a Star Is Just the Beginning

April 15, 2026

The 'habitable zone' gets thrown around a lot in exoplanet news. But it's never just about distance. Atmosphere, magnetic fields, rotation, and hidden subsurface oceans beyond the zone entirely — here's what conditions for life actually look like, explained with diagrams.

Searching for Another Earth #habitable zone#exoplanets#PLATO#conditions for life#liquid water

Is There Really an Earth-Like Planet Out There? The Reality of the Exoplanet Era

March 31, 2026

With more than 6,000 confirmed exoplanets, have we found a second Earth? We break down what the habitable zone actually means, how similarity is measured, and how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to change the search.

Searching for Another Earth #exoplanets#habitable zone#Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope#PLATO#terrestrial planets