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Search narrows for mysterious Planet Nine
Feb 24, 2016Astronomers in France have managed to narrow down the area in which the new planet could be located.
Atmosphere of distant 'super-Earth' analyzed
Feb 17, 2016For the first time scientists have been able to analyze the atmosphere of a 'super-Earth' exoplanet.
Miniature black hole could power our planet
Feb 3, 2016Stephen Hawking has suggested that a single black hole could power the whole world's electricity supply.
The Earth is actually two planets - not one
VIDEO Jan 29, 2016Scientists have determined that the Earth and moon are made up of material from two separate worlds.
Planet takes 1 million years to orbit its sun
Jan 26, 2016Astronomers have identified what is believed to be the largest solar system ever discovered.
Could alien life have already gone extinct ?
Jan 21, 2016Even if we do find a habitable planet, could its indigenous life forms have already died out long ago ?
'Strong evidence' in case for 9th planet
Jan 21, 2016Astronomers in the US believe that there could be a large undiscovered planet in our own solar system.
NASA sets up new planetary defence office
Jan 13, 2016A new body has been set up to help co-ordinate efforts to protect the Earth from apocalyptic asteroids.
Astronaut accidentally dials wrong number
Dec 28, 2015British astronaut Tim Peake dialed up an unsuspecting pensioner and said, 'hello, is this planet Earth ?'
Are comets more dangerous than asteroids ?
Dec 24, 2015Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
Earth-like world found 14 light years away
Dec 17, 2015A potentially habitable terrestrial planet has been discovered in the relatively nearby Wolf 1061 system.
Debate rages on over recent 'Planet X' claims
Dec 15, 2015Researchers have identified what could be two new large planets in the outer reaches of our solar system.
Mystery of the bright spots on Ceres solved
Dec 12, 2015Scientists have finally determined what the dwarf planet's mysterious bright spots actually are.
Mars may one day have its own ring system
VIDEO Nov 25, 2015Phobos, one of the two small moons of Mars, could eventually break apart and encircle the planet.
Distant planet has 5400-mile-per-hour winds
Nov 15, 2015Astronomers have been able to map the weather conditions of an extrasolar planet for the first time.
Exoplanet discovery 'most important so far'
Nov 13, 2015A newly identified extrasolar planet is so close by that it should be possible to observe its atmosphere.
Most distant object in our solar system found
Nov 12, 2015Astronomers have discovered a dwarf planet located three times further away from the sun than Pluto.
Huge asteroid will pass by Earth on Halloween
Oct 21, 2015Scientists have revealed that a high-speed asteroid will streak past our planet at the end of the month.
Crystals suggest earlier emergence of life
Oct 20, 2015New evidence has revealed that life may have appeared on Earth 300 million years earlier than thought.
Pluto is covered in woodworm-like holes
Oct 20, 2015The latest discovery on pluto has revealed that the dwarf planet is pockmarked with small round pits.
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