This fluctuating body of water, which looks like "ink bleeding onto parchment," helps support life in this harsh environment. Earth from space A 2023 astronaut photo captured a rare effect ...

It is located about 1,200 light-years (370 parsecs, or nearly 1.135Ñ1016 km) from Earth in the constellation of Lyra. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

The discovery comes just days before what is anticipated to be a bumper year for exoplanet discovery, with the James Webb Space Telescope scheduled to release more data.