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Looking for Life on Mars by Camille M. Carlisle - Sky and Telescope Magazine, October 2016. An article describing the newest Mars mission called the ExoMars mission featuring The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and the lander Schiaparelli due to arrive at the red planet in mid-October. This mission sent by the European and Russian space agencies hope to examine Mars for evidence of exobiology.
The Exoplanet Next Door by John Wenz - Astronomy Magazine, November 2016. The article talks about the discovery of an Earth-mass planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the star Proxima Centauri which is a next door neighbor to us at 4.24 light years away.
Earth-Size Planets Orbit Dim Star - Sky & Telescope Magazine, June 2017. The article covers the story of a team of astronomers discovery of seven planets orbiting a dim red dwarf star located only 39 light-years from Earth some of which may be habitable.
Jupiter Rediscovered by Fran Bagenal - Sky & Telescope Magazine, December 2017. The article provides new information about the planet Jupiter including never before seen images of this giant planet taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft currently in orbit around Jupiter.
Water Worlds in the Milky Way by Nola Taylor Redd - Astronomy Magazine, June 2018. The article has to do with finding out where planets get their water from and they may find the answer by studying white dwarfs which pick up material from the breakup of planets, asteroids or cometlike objects.
The Martian Underground by Javier Barbuzano - Sky & Telescope Magazine, January 2020. The fact that various life forms have been discovered deep beneath the Earth has scientists thinking that perhaps there may be life forms deep underground on Mars as well.