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Astronomers discover Jupiter’s twin orbiting distant star
Alien worlds are no longer science fiction — astronomers have discovered nearly 2,000 confirmed exoplanets out in the black. Most of these are large gas giants, and there’s a lot of variation in […]
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Astronomers create a habitability index for exoplanets
The search for habitable alien worlds is about to get much more interesting with the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018. This instrument will allow astronomers around the globe to […]
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Earth-like exoplanet discovered only 14 light years away
While you probably wouldn't want to book a vacation on Wolf 1061c, it's still a fascinating target for future research.
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Paper proposes we haven’t found aliens because they’re dead
The universe is a big place, so from a mathematical perspective, it seems like life should exist somewhere else. This is demonstrated by the Drake Equation, which estimates how many detectable alien...
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There may be an Earth-like exoplanet only four light years away
The first exoplanet was discovered more than 20 years ago, and in the intervening years we’ve spotted more than 3,000 likely planets outside our Solar System. Many of them are gas giants, and […]
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New Earth-like planet found orbiting our closest neighboring star
The universe just got a whole lot smaller. This week scientists at the European Southern Observatory confirmed the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of Proxima...
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We Found Another Ten Earth-Esque Planets!
Research teams at NASA working with Kepler Space Telescope yesterday announced that they’ve identified 219 possible new planets. Ten, they suspect, are pretty Earth-y. For those not in the know, Kepler...
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Periodic Table of Planets Categorizes Thousands of Alien Worlds
We’ve been discovering planets at a pretty ridiculous rate since we brought the latest generation of telescopes online. These lenses allow astronomers to gaze at distant stars and track the tiny dips...
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Astronomers Discover a Gargantuan Planet Whizzing About a Brown Dwarf
According to Phys.org, Astronomers have made an interesting new discovery — a gas giant orbiting a brown dwarf. The exoplanet has been dubbed OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb. The newly discovered gaseous body has...
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See the 8 ‘Star Wars’ Planets in Our Own Milky Way Galaxy
NASA demonstrated how some real-life exoplanets are similar to the breathtaking planets featured in the 'Star Wars' films. (Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Star Wars universe planets, including icy...
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Growing ‘Alien’ Exoplanets Are Observed Circling a Distant Star
This artist illustration shows two gas giant exoplanets circling PDS 70, a young star that is located roughly 370 light-years from our planet. (Photo Credit: J. Olmsted -STScI) Astronomers have...
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NASA’s TESS Mission Discovers Its Smallest Planet to Date
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered three planets in the L98-59 system, including tiny L 98-59b. (Photo Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center) The solar system is home...
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Watch: Animated NASA Video Maps 4,000 Exoplanets in Deep Space
NASA's new animated video maps out 4,003 exoplanets that exist outside our solar system. (Photo Credit: APOD Videos / YouTube) Our solar system has some company: More than 4,000 exoplanets are known...
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NASA’s TESS Mission Discovers Three New Planets, Including ‘Oven-Hot’ World...
Infographic illustrates key features of the TOI 270 system, discovered by NASA’s TESS. Insets show information about the planets, including their relative sizes, and how they compare to Earth....
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Hubble Space Telescope Detects Hot ‘Heavy Metal’ Exoplanet
The Hubble Space Telescope observed a faraway, "heavy metal" exoplanet that's shaped like a football. (Photo Credit: NASA / ESA / J. Olmsted - STScI) Things are heating up in space: The Hubble Space...
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NASA Provides Rare Glimpse of Rocky Exoplanet’s Strange Surface
This artist's illustration shows LHS 3844b, an exoplanet with a surface that may be mostly covered in dark lava rock, according to observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. (Photo Credit: NASA /...
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NASA Unveils ‘Galaxy of Horrors’ Exoplanet Posters for Halloween
These "horrifyingly inhospitable planets" make outer space very spooky. (Photo Credit: NASA Exoplanets / Twitter) Beyond Earth, there is a freaky sight that will make you shudder: “sinister space.” To...
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NASA Unveils TESS’s Beautiful Southern Sky Panorama
This mosaic of the southern sky was assembled from 13 images snapped by NASA's TESS. (Photo Credit: NASA / MIT / TESS) NASA’s planet hunter TESS is taking in all the sweet views of the Milky Way and...
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ESA Launches CHEOPS Mission to Study Exoplanets
Artist impression of CHEOPS (CHaracterizing ExOPlanet Satellite), with an exoplanet system in the background. (Photo Credit: ESA / ATG medialab) The European Space Agency last week launched a new...
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People From 112 Countries Help Name Exoplanets, Stars
Artist's conception of HD 21749c, the first Earth-sized planet found by NASA's TESS—as well as its sibling, HD 21749b (via Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science) Exoplanets are like...
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