# \#exoplanet

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## [Biosignature Detected on “Super-Earth” Exoplanet?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/biosignature-detected-on-super-earth-exoplanet/3749)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [16 September 2023 14:27 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/biosignature-detected-on-super-earth-exoplanet/3749 "2023-09-16T14:27:00Z")

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K2-18b is the designation given to an exoplanet discovered in 2015 by the Kepler Space Telescope during its extended mission. The discovery has since been confirmed by observations with the Spitzer Space Te…

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## [Directly Imaging an Exoplanet Orbiting its Host Star](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/directly-imaging-an-exoplanet-orbiting-its-host-star/3604)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [14 August 2023 12:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/directly-imaging-an-exoplanet-orbiting-its-host-star/3604 "2023-08-14T12:49:16Z")

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Beta Pictoris is the second brightest star in the southern hemisphere constellation Pictor. It is a bright type A star with 1.75 times the Sun’s mass and 8.7 times its luminosity, located 63.4 light-years f…