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Earth hit by strongest solar flare in 10 years
VIDEO Sep 7, 2017Two extremely powerful solar flares erupted from a large sunspot on the Sun's surface yesterday.
Four Trappist-1 planets are likely to have water
VIDEO Aug 31, 2017Four of the seven planets in the Trappist-1 system are thought to be home to large amounts of water.
Solid diamonds rain from the sky on Uranus
Aug 26, 2017The gas giant is home to one of the most remarkable weather events found anywhere in the solar system.
What did the eclipse look like from space ?
VIDEO Aug 22, 2017NASA and other agencies have been posting up photographs and videos of yesterday's total solar eclipse.
There won't always be total solar eclipses
VIDEO Aug 21, 2017One day, the Moon will have moved so far away that a total solar eclipse will no longer be possible.
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'.
First extrasolar moon potentially discovered
Jul 28, 2017Astronomers believe that they may have found, for the first time, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet.
Mysterious Mars-sized 'Planet Ten' proposed
Jun 23, 2017Astronomers have suggested that there may be more than one mystery planet in the outer solar system.
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.
Scientists find hottest known extrasolar world
Jun 5, 2017At twice the size of Jupiter, KELT-9b experiences temperatures in excess of 4300 degrees Celsius.
NASA officially announces mission to the Sun
Jun 2, 2017The probe, which has been renamed the Parker Solar Probe, will be launching as early as next year.
NASA to launch probe that will 'touch the Sun'
May 28, 2017Known as Solar Probe Plus, the mission will be officially revealed in an announcement on Wednesday.
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.
Astronomers discover familiar solar system
May 3, 2017A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own.
Distant 'ice ball' exoplanet discovered
VIDEO Apr 28, 2017Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
Super Earth is 'best chance for finding life'
Apr 19, 2017A large terrestrial planet located 40 light years away could be the perfect place to search for ET.
Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet
Apr 7, 2017Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
Hunt for Planet Nine continues in earnest
Apr 5, 2017Astronomers from around the world have been combining their efforts to seek out the new planet.
NASA could use the Sun as a magnifying glass
Mar 18, 2017Scientists at JPL have come up with an ambitious new plan to get a better look at extrasolar planets.
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