Search results for: extrasolar planet
Nearby star may have nine extrasolar planets
4-7-2012 |
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At 127 light years distant the HD 10180 system shares many similarities with our own Solar System.
SETI to focus on extrasolar planets
12-8-2011 | 38
SETI are back thanks to new funding and is turning its attention towards newly discovered alien worlds.
50 new extrasolar planets discovered
9-13-2011 | 106
Astronomers have announced the discovery of 50 exoplanets, one of which could be habitable.
Search begins for life on 86 planets
5-15-2011 | 21
A giant radio telescope has started listening for signs of ET on 86 earth-like extrasolar planets.
NASA views "funny tasting" planet
4-26-2010 | 2
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has observed an extrasolar planet with a peculiar lack of methane.
Exoplanet atmosphere studied from Earth
2-4-2010 | 3
Astronomers have been able to use new ground-based techniques to study the atmosphere of a distant extrasolar planet.
The search for alien life is growing
12-29-2009 | 10
As we continue to scour the skies for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life and as the number of extrasolar planets...
"Waterworld" discovered 40 light years away
12-17-2009 | 23
The most likely extrasolar planet to support life yet found has been discovered 40 light years away. The planet is thoug...
Alien worlds spotted outside our galaxy
11-5-2009 | 10
A University student has discovered evidence of extrasolar planets outside of our own galaxy, up until now scientists ha...
Scientists discover 32 new exoplanets
10-21-2009 | 3
Scientists have announced the discovery of 32 new extrasolar planets that exist around distant stars beyond our own Sola...
Astronomers find rocky extrasolar planet
9-18-2009 | 3
Astronomers have discovered a rocky extrasolar planet orbiting a distant star that is 1.5 times the size of the Earth bu...
Lost in space: send texts to ET
8-14-2009 | 23
A website in Australia is offering users the chance to send text messages to a distant extrasolar planet over 20 light y...
Kepler sees its first exoplanets
8-7-2009 | 2
The Kepler space telescope has discovered its first extrasolar planets. Collecting data on over 50,000 stars during its ...
Seeking the pale red dot
6-30-2009 | 2
A team of astronomers have determined that an extrasolar planet with the correct conditions for life would show up as mo...
Lightest known star with exoplanet found
5-31-2009 | 2
Astronomers have discovered the lightest star known to date that has an extrasolar planet orbiting it, this is also the ...
Telescopes poised to spot air-breathing aliens
5-19-2009 | 2
The upcoming generation of space telescopes will for the first time be able to detect "biosignatures" in the light from ...
Possible Earth-like planets found
4-22-2009 | 19
Two new extrasolar planets have been discovered which appear to be similar to Earth, one is about the correct size and i...
Hidden planet found in old Hubble data
4-3-2009 | 3
Astronomers have developed a new method for finding extrasolar planets in old Hubble Space Telescope images, the new str...
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