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Hubble detects exoplanet with a stratosphere
VIDEO Aug 4, 2017Astronomers have found an extrasolar world with what has been described as a 'glowing water atmosphere'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Excitement mounts over Earth-like exoplanets
Jul 20, 2016Scientists have identified two distant worlds which could be ideal places to look for alien life.
Astronomers find distant planet with 3 suns
VIDEO Jul 8, 2016The newly discovered exoplanet experiences days lasting up to 140 Earth-years thanks to its trio of suns.
New 'Tatooine' planet is largest ever found
Jun 14, 2016Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a Jupiter-sized exoplanet in a distant binary star system.
NASA announces discovery of 1,284 exoplanets
May 10, 2016The incredible new haul has more than doubled the total number of known extrasolar worlds to over 3,200.
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.
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.
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.
Astronomers seek help to name exoplanets
Aug 18, 2015Members of the public have been asked to help determine what to call 32 distant extrasolar worlds.
Astronomers discover distant 'young Jupiter'.
Aug 16, 2015Astronomers have identified the smallest ever exoplanet to be directly photographed through a telescope.
Mars-like extrasolar planet discovered
Jun 20, 2015Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
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