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7 Earth-sized worlds found around nearby star
Feb 22, 2017NASA has announced the discovery of seven new planets including three within their star's habitable zone.
NASA to reveal 'major exoplanet discovery'
Feb 21, 2017The space agency is due to announce its latest findings at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
NASA proposes redefining the word 'planet'
Feb 20, 2017The move, if successful, could mean that our own solar system actually has more than 100 planets in it.
Scientists discover 60 new extrasolar planets
Feb 14, 2017The significant haul of new worlds includes a potentially habitable 'super-Earth' with a rocky surface.
Japan's space junk tether fails to deploy
Feb 6, 2017The experimental tether had been designed to help solve the problem of space junk in Earth's orbit.
Is life on Earth considered a cosmic 'zoo' ?
Feb 3, 2017Do intelligent extraterrestrials see our planet in the same way as we might see a nature reserve ?
Nearby planet Wolf 1061c may be habitable
Jan 20, 2017Astronomers believe that a planet 14 light years away may be a promising place to look for alien life.
Dark streaks on Venus could be alien microbes
Jan 12, 2017Scientists are keen to launch a mission to Venus to investigate mysterious dark streaks in its clouds.
Telescope upgrade to aid hunt for alien life
Jan 11, 2017The Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile will soon be seeking out habitable worlds around Alpha Centauri.
Asteroid narrowly avoids striking the Earth
Jan 10, 2017A previously unknown asteroid dubbed 2017 AG13 passed between the Earth and the Moon yesterday.
Mars rover hits mineral deposit 'jackpot'
Dec 31, 2016Curiosity has discovered minerals from over several million years of the Red Planet's geological history.
Scientists are planning to contact aliens
Dec 28, 2016An organization in San Francisco is planning to send messages out to potentially habitable planets.
Molten iron 'jet stream' found in Earth's core
Dec 21, 2016Scientists have discovered a flow of liquid iron in the planet's core 3000km beneath the surface.
Water ice found on the dwarf planet Ceres
Dec 16, 2016Two new studies have revealed that the dwarf planet Ceres is home to significant quantities of water ice.
Earth 'unprepared' for killer asteroid strike
Dec 14, 2016A prominent NASA scientist has outlined just how vulnerable our planet is to threats from outer space.
Weather observed on distant gas giant planet
Dec 12, 2016Astronomers have observed strong winds and changing cloud cover on an alien planet for the first time.
Could alien life thrive on brown dwarf stars?
Dec 4, 2016Extrasolar planets may not be the only place where it is possible to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
New Mars satellite returns first photographs
VIDEO Nov 30, 2016The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has returned a set of high-quality test photographs from the Red Planet.
Further evidence found of ocean on Pluto
VIDEO Nov 17, 2016It is looking increasingly likely that the dwarf planet is home to a vast subterranean ocean of water.
NASA astronaut cast his vote while in space
Nov 14, 2016Being high up above the planet didn't stop astronaut Shane Kimbrough from casting his vote last week.
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