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NASA cooks up an alien atmosphere on Earth
Mar 16, 2019Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
Second-closest extrasolar planet discovered
Nov 14, 2018Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a 'super-Earth' around a star that is a mere six light years away.
Neptune-sized extrasolar moon discovered
Oct 4, 2018Astronomers have found what is thought to be the first confirmed moon in orbit around an extrasolar world.
Planet-hunting probe finds two new candidates
Sep 23, 2018A mere two months after beginning operations, NASA's TESS spacecraft has found two new extrasolar worlds.
Planet is so hot that even metal evaporates
Aug 16, 2018The extrasolar planet known as Kelt-9b is so hot that its atmosphere contains vaporized iron and titanium.
'Super-Earth' most likely candidate for life
Aug 2, 2018A large Earth-like world has emerged as the most likely place to look for life outside of our solar system.
New planet-hunting telescope begins search
VIDEO Jul 29, 2018NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is now on the hunt for habitable extrasolar worlds.
Kepler-186f is more habitable than we thought
Jul 2, 2018An extrasolar world 500 light years away could be the most promising place yet to look for alien life.
More distant Earth-sized worlds discovered
Jun 9, 2018Astronomers have found a solar system 160 light years away with three planets roughly the size of our own.
Helium detected on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet
May 3, 2018For the first time ever, scientists have detected helium in the atmosphere of a planet in orbit around a distant star.
'Super Earth' aliens may be trapped by gravity
Apr 23, 2018On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
Hunt for Earth 2.0 yields 95 new exoplanets
VIDEO Feb 18, 2018A renewed hunt for Earth-like worlds has yielded a haul of 95 previously undiscovered extrasolar planets.
James Webb Space Telescope completes tests
VIDEO Jan 11, 2018The next generation telescope will enable us to directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
NASA finds entire solar system like our own
VIDEO Dec 14, 2017The space agency has made an important new exoplanet discovery using a Google artificial intelligence.
NASA teases new extrasolar planet discovery
Dec 11, 2017The space agency will be making an announcement on Thursday about its latest groundbreaking discovery.
New Earth-sized extrasolar planet discovered
Nov 16, 2017Situated 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
Nov 6, 2017Observations of our closest neighboring star have revealed the possible presence of multiple planets.
Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
Oct 27, 2017Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
Mysterious exoplanet is 'blacker than asphalt'
Sep 16, 2017A 'hot Jupiter' world situated 1,400 light years away reflects so little light that it appears pitch black.
Titanium oxide detected on extrasolar planet
Sep 14, 2017For the first time, astronomers have picked up signs of titanium oxide on a distant extrasolar world.
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