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Researchers grow plants on alien materials
6-17-2014 |
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The new discipline of 'astroecology' involves growing plants directly in extraterrestrial environments.
Milky Way has 100 million life-giving planets
6-9-2014 | 132
A group of astronomers has estimated the number of habitable planets in our galaxy for the first time.
Could genetics be the key to colonization ?
3-29-2014 | 6
Scientists may be able to alter our genes to make the human colonization of other planets more viable.
Almost every star hosts an alien planet
3-6-2014 | 34
Recent studies have revealed that extrasolar planets are extremely abundant throughout the universe.
NASA discovers 715 new extrasolar planets
2-27-2014 | 12
The record-breaking haul of newly discovered worlds comes courtesy of the Kepler Space Telescope.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Space probe plutonium reserves running out
9-23-2013 | 5
The fuel needed to send space probes on missions to other planets could run out within ten years.
Alien moons may be too small to support life
9-17-2013 | 1
Astronomers believe that the moons around extrasolar planets may not be good candidates for life.
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