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ET 'habitable zone' is smaller than thought
6-12-2019 |
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According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.
Nearest exoplanet has potential to support life
4-16-2019 | 10
Scientists have determined that planets orbiting red dwarf stars may be capable of supporting primitive life.
NASA cooks up an alien atmosphere on Earth
3-16-2019 | 0
Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
Is Venus really the closest planet to Earth ?
VIDEO 3-15-2019 | 10
In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus.
NASA's Kepler telescope is officially dead
10-31-2018 | 16
The ground-breaking space telescope that discovered more than 2,600 exoplanets has finally run out of fuel.
Bizarre solar system is baffling astronomers
10-16-2018 | 6
Four gargantuan planets have been observed orbiting a relatively young star approximately 500 light years away.
Universe may be teeming with water-worlds
8-18-2018 | 7
Scientists have determined that a significant percentage of planets in our galaxy may be covered in water.
Planet is so hot that even metal evaporates
8-16-2018 | 5
The extrasolar planet known as Kelt-9b is so hot that its atmosphere contains vaporized iron and titanium.
New planet-hunting telescope begins search
VIDEO 7-29-2018 | 6
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is now on the hunt for habitable extrasolar worlds.
More distant Earth-sized worlds discovered
6-9-2018 | 8
Astronomers have found a solar system 160 light years away with three planets roughly the size of our own.
'Super Earth' aliens may be trapped by gravity
4-23-2018 | 13
On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
Meteorite filled with diamonds found in Sudan
4-17-2018 | 4
A meteorite that crashed in the Nubian Desert has offered a glimpse of our solar system's earliest days.
Hunt for Earth 2.0 yields 95 new exoplanets
VIDEO 2-18-2018 | 0
A renewed hunt for Earth-like worlds has yielded a haul of 95 previously undiscovered extrasolar planets.
Evidence of extragalactic planets discovered
2-8-2018 | 3
Scientists have used microlensing to discover planets in a galaxy over 3.8 billion light years away.
Trappist-1 planets are likely to be habitable
2-5-2018 | 9
It is looking increasingly likely that the Trappist-1 system's seven worlds could be home to alien life.
James Webb Space Telescope completes tests
VIDEO 1-11-2018 | 6
The next generation telescope will enable us to directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Could dust have carried alien life to Earth ?
11-20-2017 | 11
Scientists believe that interstellar dust streams might be able to transfer organisms between planets.
New Earth-sized extrasolar planet discovered
11-16-2017 | 18
Situated just 11 light years away, Ross 128 b is shaping up to be a promising place to look for life.
Proxima Centauri may have several planets
11-6-2017 | 8
Observations of our closest neighboring star have revealed the possible presence of multiple planets.
Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
10-27-2017 | 1
Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
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