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Are some planets more habitable than Earth ?
1-25-2014 |
21
Astronomers seeking signs of alien life are on the lookout for 'superhabitable' extrasolar planets.
Plumes of water discovered on Ceres
1-23-2014 | 10
Scientists have discovered signs of water on Ceres, an icy dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt.
World's most powerful rocket still on track
1-18-2014 | 7
The Space Launch System (SLS) is set to enable new missions to the Red Planet and beyond.
Planet cooling idea could cause climate chaos
1-8-2014 | 27
A proposal to reduce global warming using tiny reflective particles has been condemned by scientists.
What does the Earth's movement sound like ?
1-6-2014 | 10
Artist Lotte Geeven has recorded audio of our planet from the bottom of the deepest hole in the world.
Hubble finds clouds on nearby alien worlds
1-3-2014 | 10
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have picked up signs of cloud cover on two extrasolar planets.
'Super ball bots' to explore other planets
12-30-2013 | 5
NASA has developed a new type of landing apparatus that could make exploring other worlds much easier.
Where are the closest alien planets ?
12-28-2013 | 12
Astronomers believe that there could be an exoplanet orbiting a nearby pair of brown dwarf stars.
First ever exomoon discovered
12-21-2013 | 10
Astronomers believe that they have discovered the first moon located outside of our own solar system.
Does water flow on the surface of Mars ?
12-20-2013 | 21
Dark streaks on photographs taken from orbit could be indicators that water does flow on the Red Planet.
Giant exoplant discovered in distant orbit
12-7-2013 | 5
Astronomers are perplexed by the discovery of a huge planet with the most distant orbit ever seen.
Hubble detects water on five exoplanets
12-5-2013 | 10
The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up signs of water in the atmospheres of several distant worlds.
NASA's Maven Mars mission launches
11-19-2013 | 7
The next spacecraft headed for the Red Planet has launched successfully from Cape Canaveral.
Iguana-shaped rock spotted on Mars
11-9-2013 | 308
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured another unusually shaped object on the Red Planet.
1 in 5 stars orbited by habitable world
11-7-2013 | 25
Scientists believe that our universe is filled with far more habitable planets than previously thought.
Earth-sized 'lava world' planet discovered
11-1-2013 | 5
Kepler 78b is 400 light years away, is a similar size to the Earth and has a surface covered in lava.
Extrasolar planet tally reaches 1,000
10-23-2013 | 10
Since 1992 the number of planets discovered orbiting distant stars has been growing exponentially.
Diamond rain may fall on Jupiter and Saturn
10-10-2013 | 14
The two largest planets in our solar system may be home to diamond rain and liquid diamond oceans.
Earth may have stolen its moon from Venus
10-4-2013 | 21
A radical new moon origin theory suggests that our moon may have originally orbited the planet Venus.
Alien planet has 'plasma' water atmosphere
10-3-2013 | 3
Astronomers have identified a nearby extrasolar planet with a particularly unusual atmosphere.
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