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Meteorite filled with diamonds found in Sudan
Apr 17, 2018A meteorite that crashed in the Nubian Desert has offered a glimpse of our solar system's earliest days.
Captain Kirk books his name on trip to the Sun
Mar 7, 2018William Shatner is one of thousands of people whose names will soon be sent to the Sun on a memory card.
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.
'Alien visitor' asteroid had a violent past
Feb 12, 2018The space rock known as 'Oumuamua is thought to have been tumbling around chaotically for billions of years.
'Ingredients for life' found in meteorites
Jan 15, 2018Scientists have found new evidence to suggest that life could have arisen elsewhere in the solar system.
James Webb Space Telescope completes tests
VIDEO Jan 11, 2018The next generation telescope will enable us to directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Alien chemistry of the Hypatia stone revealed
Jan 10, 2018The mysterious space rock contains micro-mineral compounds found nowhere else in the solar system.
Visiting asteroid has 'strange organic coat'
Dec 18, 2017Oumuamua, the first ever confirmed visitor to our solar system, has a thick layer of organic insulation.
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.
Mystery object to be checked for ET signals
Dec 12, 2017An asteroid thought to have come from another solar system is to be checked for signs of alien technology.
NASA teases new extrasolar planet discovery
Dec 11, 2017The space agency will be making an announcement on Thursday about its latest groundbreaking discovery.
Woman has eclipse burned on to her retinas
Dec 9, 2017One viewer of August's total solar eclipse ended up with eye damage in the exact shape of the Sun.
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.
First recorded eclipse was 3,000 years ago
Oct 30, 2017Researchers have been able to trace the first ever recorded solar eclipse back to the time of the pharaohs.
Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
Oct 27, 2017Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
Moon photobombs the Sun on NASA images
Oct 22, 2017Solar observations made by a satellite were interrupted this week when the Moon made a sneaky appearance.
How close are we to finding Planet Nine ?
Oct 15, 2017Scientists have developed a computer simulation that defines the exact orbit and behavior of Planet Nine.
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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