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Will we ever be able to visit 'Earth 2.0' ?
Aug 3, 2015Kepler-452b, the most Earth-like world ever found outside our solar system, is 1400 light years away.
New report calls for solar storm safeguards
Aug 1, 2015Researchers have revealed that we may only learn of an approaching solar storm twelve hours in advance.
Rocky planet found 21 light years away
Aug 1, 2015Astronomers have discovered a planet that has been described as a 'potential gold mine of science data'.
Aurora discovered outside our solar system
Jul 30, 2015A glow similar to the Northern Lights has been picked up around a brown dwarf star 20 light years away.
NASA announces discovery of a second Earth
VIDEO Jul 23, 2015Astronomers using the Kepler Telescope have found the most Earth-like extrasolar planet ever discovered.
Juno spacecraft to reach Jupiter next year
Jul 19, 2015NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft will be arriving in orbit around Jupiter in around 12 months' time.
Mars-like extrasolar planet discovered
Jun 20, 2015Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
Microbes can survive in space for years
Jun 1, 2015New research has emphasized the remarkable persistence of life even in the cold vacuum of space.
Water likely to be common on other planets
May 8, 2015Water-rich asteroids are thought to have brought water to countless other worlds throughout the universe.
NASA steps up the search for alien life
Apr 24, 2015The space agency has formed a new coalition of scientists from a wide range of different fields.
Rogue planets could potentially support life
Apr 13, 2015Wandering planets that aren't part of a solar system might still be capable of supporting life.
Earth-like worlds may exist in nearby system
Mar 28, 2015There could be two potentially habitable planets in a binary star system just 4.3 light years away.
Millions view eclipse over UK and Europe
VIDEO Mar 20, 2015A solar eclipse provided a breathtaking spectacle this morning despite predominantly cloudy weather.
Subsurface ocean discovered on Ganymede
Mar 13, 2015The largest moon in the solar system is now thought to have more water on it than the Earth does.
Solar plane begins record-breaking flight
Mar 9, 2015Two pilots are attempting to fly around the world in a solar powered airplane called Solar Impulse 2.
Earth-like planet more than just 'noise'
Mar 8, 2015Scientists have argued that a nearby Earth-like world dismissed as 'noise' is actually a real planet.
Alien star once invaded our solar system
Feb 18, 2015A red dwarf star is thought to have passed within one light year of our planet 70,000 years ago.
'Mirage planets' may complicate hunt for life
Feb 13, 2015Some extrasolar planets that appear to be habitable may have lost the capacity to support life long ago.
Average star may have two habitable worlds
Feb 7, 2015Scientists in Australia have determined that Earth-like planets are likely to be commonplace.
'Super Saturn' has gigantic ring system
Jan 30, 2015Astronomers have found a planet with rings over 200 times larger than those found around Saturn.
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