Rocky Planets Might Need to be the Right age to Support Life

New Study Reveals Intricate Chemical Link Between Rocky Planets And Their Stars

The Astronomer Who’s About to See the Skies of Other Earths. After the ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope launches later this year, Laura Kreidberg will lead two efforts to check the weather on rocky planets orbiting other stars.

Scientists think Psyche could’ve grown as large as Mars, but its path to planethood was disrupted when another protoplanet smashed into it, ripping off its outer rocky layers and exposing its metallic core. It's the only object of its kind in our solar system.