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NASA is hiring 'planetary protection officer'
Aug 2, 2017The new employee will be tasked with, among other things, protecting Earth from alien contamination.
Asteroid flyby to help test planetary defense
VIDEO Jul 31, 2017An asteroid due to pass the Earth in October is to become a target for a planetary defense exercise.
First extrasolar moon potentially discovered
Jul 28, 2017Astronomers believe that they may have found, for the first time, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet.
Hawking: 'Trump could turn Earth in to Venus'
Jul 5, 2017In an interview on his 75th birthday, Professor Stephen Hawking warned of the dangers of global warming.
NASA to launch asteroid deflection mission
VIDEO Jul 2, 2017For the first time ever, an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense is set to be tested out.
Mysterious Mars-sized 'Planet Ten' proposed
Jun 23, 2017Astronomers have suggested that there may be more than one mystery planet in the outer solar system.
PLATO mission to hunt for Earth-like worlds
Jun 22, 2017ESA is set to launch a new satellite that will seek out potentially habitable extrasolar planets.
Intense volcanism gave rise to the dinosaurs
Jun 20, 2017A mass extinction event 200 million years ago made it possible for the dinosaurs to dominate the planet.
NASA discovers 10 near-Earth size exoplanets
Jun 19, 2017Scientists believe that these new worlds lie in the 'Goldilocks zone' of their respective solar systems.
Elon Musk reveals vision for city on Mars
Jun 15, 2017The SpaceX CEO has been working towards his goal of seeing mankind become an interplanetary species.
Scientists find hottest known extrasolar world
Jun 5, 2017At twice the size of Jupiter, KELT-9b experiences temperatures in excess of 4300 degrees Celsius.
Mystery hole spotted at the south pole of Mars
Jun 5, 2017NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a rather unusual feature on the planet's surface.
Mars was Earth-like for over 700,000 years
VIDEO Jun 3, 2017Data collected by the Curiosity rover has suggested that Mars could have supported life for a very long time.
Exoplanet Proxima b has a 'stable climate'
May 16, 2017Scientists have been trying to work out what the weather might be like on this recently discovered world.
Clouds, water vapor found on exoplanet
May 14, 2017Astronomers have been analyzing the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet located 430 light years away.
Distant 'ice ball' exoplanet discovered
VIDEO Apr 28, 2017Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
Plastic-eating caterpillar could aid disposal
Apr 26, 2017A species of caterpillar known to eat wax inside beehives has been found to eat plastic bags as well.
Super Earth is 'best chance for finding life'
Apr 19, 2017A large terrestrial planet located 40 light years away could be the perfect place to search for ET.
Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet
Apr 7, 2017Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
Hunt for Planet Nine continues in earnest
Apr 5, 2017Astronomers from around the world have been combining their efforts to seek out the new planet.
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