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Twin planets could boost chance of alien life
Aug 10, 2014Extrasolar planets with a companion world tugging at them could remain habitable for much longer.
Scientists invent spray-on solar cells
Aug 4, 2014Developed at the University of Sheffield, the new technology could be applied to practically any surface.
Solar 'super-storms' could be catastrophic
Aug 1, 2014A particularly violent solar storm could one day have disasterous consequences for the modern world.
Exoplanet with longest year discovered
Jul 22, 2014Astronomers have identified an extrasolar planet that takes 708 days to complete one orbit of its star.
Are oceans mandatory for life to develop ?
Jul 21, 2014A new study has concluded that an exoplanet requires a liquid water ocean in order to sustain life.
Voyager 1 enters interstellar space (again)
Jul 11, 2014NASA's legendary space probe is now believed to have finally exited the solar system after 36 years.
New habitable extrasolar planet discovered
Jun 28, 2014Located 16 light years away, Gliese 832c has been identified as one of the best places to look for life.
Massive new space telescope planned
Jun 22, 2014The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope will be able to observe extrasolar planets like never before.
NASA may send quadcopter to Titan
Jun 20, 2014The space agency may use a drone to help explore the terrain of Saturn's enigmatic moon.
New way to detect alien life discovered
Jun 17, 2014The powerful new model can help detect life on extrasolar planets more effectively than ever before.
Milky Way has 100 million life-giving planets
Jun 9, 2014A group of astronomers has estimated the number of habitable planets in our galaxy for the first time.
Huge 'Godzilla of Earths' discovered
Jun 3, 2014Astronomers have identified a planet in a distant solar system that is 17 times the mass of the Earth.
Smart solar panels could replace roadways
VIDEO Jun 2, 2014A record number of backers are helping to crowdfund a revolutionary new type of road covering.
Sun's long lost sibling has been discovered
May 12, 2014A star that formed in the same stellar nursery as our Sun has been discovered 110 light years away.
Ganymede may harbor ice and ocean layers
May 4, 2014The largest moon in our solar system could be home to a subterranean 'club sandwich' of ice and oceans.
Hunt for exoplanet ETs poses new challenge
May 2, 2014Finding signs of extraterrestrial life on an extrasolar planet is going to be a lot harder than expected.
Kepler discovers most Earth-like exoplanet
Apr 18, 2014Astronomers have located an Earth-sized world within the 'Goldilocks zone' of a distant solar system.
Possible exomoon candidate discovered
Apr 11, 2014Scientists have identified what could be a natural satellite orbiting a planet in another solar system.
New dwarf planet hints at giant distant world
Mar 27, 2014Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet in our own solar system and it might not be alone.
Almost every star hosts an alien planet
Mar 6, 2014Recent studies have revealed that extrasolar planets are extremely abundant throughout the universe.
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