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Nearby extrasolar world could be first known ocean planet
Aug 26, 2022Scientists have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet that appears to be made up almost entirely of water.
Aliens could use rogue planets as spaceships
Jun 6, 2022A new study has suggested that extraterrestrials could hitch a ride across the cosmos on rogue extrasolar worlds.
'Gravity telescope' could magnify exoplanets by 1,000 times
May 3, 2022A theoretical new type of telescope could make it possible to obtain close-up views of extrasolar worlds.
Total number of discovered exoplanets now exceeds 5,000
Mar 28, 2022Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
Is the fabled Planet Nine still out there ?
Mar 22, 2022The potential existence of an undiscovered planet in our own solar system has intrigued astronomers for years.
Visible light from surface of Venus captured from space for first time
VIDEO Feb 10, 2022NASA's Parker Solar Probe recently captured images of Venus unlike any seen before.
'Historic moment' as solar probe 'touches the Sun'
Dec 15, 2021Scientists have announced that NASA's Parker Solar Probe has entered our star's corona.
Newfound 'iron planet' has molten metal surface
Dec 3, 2021Astronomers have identified a new extrasolar planet that is thought to be comprised of more than 80% iron.
Could we detect alien probes that are inside our own solar system ?
Nov 28, 2021Scientists have been aiming to bring the hunt for intelligent alien life a little closer to home.
Search for alien life tops next-gen astronomy goals
Nov 8, 2021Scouring the cosmos for evidence of extraterrestrial life is going to be a major priority in the coming decades.
Solar storm helps to date Viking settlement in North America
Oct 25, 2021New evidence has helped scientists pinpoint exactly when the Vikings were active on the continent.
Solar storm could cause 'Internet apocalypse'
Sep 12, 2021Scientists have warned that a devastating solar storm could disrupt the world's Internet for months.
'Hycean' worlds could be home to alien life
Aug 27, 2021Scientists searching for life-bearing exoplanets have identified a new class of potentially habitable world.
Liquid water discovered inside a meteorite
May 16, 2021For the first time, scientists have found liquid water inside a meteorite from the earliest days of the solar system.
Probe is fastest man-made object... again
May 5, 2021NASA's Parker Solar Probe has broken two of its own records and it still has a long way to go yet.
Could we find alien probes in our solar system ?
Apr 21, 2021A NASA report published in 2018 takes the idea of finding alien 'technosignatures' very seriously indeed.
Planet 'regrew' its atmosphere after losing it
Mar 15, 2021Astronomers have identified an extrasolar planet that appears to have regenerated its own atmosphere.
Possible new planet found at Alpha Centauri A
Feb 10, 2021Astronomers have discovered what could be an indication of a previously undiscovered extrasolar world.
Nearby planet is almost as old as the universe
VIDEO Jan 16, 2021Astronomers have identified a nearby extrasolar world that is not only terrestrial in nature, but also ancient.
Man 'from Saturn' is suing the US government
Dec 23, 2020The man, who filed the lawsuit earlier this month, claims that he is from the 'sixth planet of our solar system'.
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