Search results for: planets
Earth could one day be flung out of the solar system, scientists claim
5-31-2025 |
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A passing star could disrupt the orbits of the planets and cause the Earth to be flung off into deep space.
Four planets discovered in orbit around nearby red dwarf star
3-14-2025 | 3
Despite being closer to the size of Jupiter than the Sun, Barnard's Star is at the center of its own little solar system.
How would life develop on a planet with no day and night cycle ?
9-8-2024 | 4
Here on Earth we take day and night for granted, but such a cycle might not even exist on some planets.
Could genome editing be the key to settling on other worlds ?
7-28-2024 | 0
Humans may simply be unable to survive long term on other planets without a bit of genetic tinkering.
Could gamma-ray bursts explain the apparent lack of alien civilizations ?
5-2-2024 | 26
A type of rare, though extremely energetic and deadly cosmic event is able to wipe out whole planets.
Could we find alien 'dinosaurs' on distant extrasolar worlds ?
11-20-2023 | 10
Scientists have come up with a way to find planets capable of supporting dinosaur-like extraterrestrial creatures.
Giant worlds: how big is the largest planet in the universe ?
8-18-2023 | 0
Jupiter is pretty big, but there are other, much larger planets to be found lurking in the depths of the cosmos.
How the James Webb will help us find life on other worlds
7-20-2022 | 0
Two astrophysicists explore the possibilities of using the new telescope to analyze the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Aliens could use rogue planets as spaceships
6-6-2022 | 29
A new study has suggested that extraterrestrials could hitch a ride across the cosmos on rogue extrasolar worlds.
Total number of discovered exoplanets now exceeds 5,000
3-28-2022 | 0
Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
Our galaxy has 300 million habitable planets
11-11-2020 | 4
A new NASA study has revealed just how many potentially habitable worlds there are in our galaxy.
Some stars could host seven habitable planets
8-2-2020 | 5
Other stars may be able to host more than our own solar system's solitary habitable world, a new study suggests.
Planets like Tatooine may actually be common
3-16-2020 | 2
Planets with two suns like Luke Skywalker's homeworld may be as common as planets orbiting a solitary star.
139 new 'minor planets' found beyond Neptune
3-13-2020 | 4
Scientists have announced the discovery of 139 new objects situated in the far reaches of our solar system.
Thousands of planets could orbit a black hole
11-26-2019 | 4
It turns out that planets could orbit a black hole in much the same way as our own planet orbits the Sun.
Doomed planets 'call out' across the cosmos
8-11-2019 | 1
Astrophysicists have discovered a way to detect the surviving cores of planets orbiting white dwarf stars.
Two new Earth-like exoplanets discovered
6-19-2019 | 18
The new worlds are so much like our own that both are now on a list of the 19 planets most likely to support life.
ET 'habitable zone' is smaller than thought
6-12-2019 | 28
According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.
Nearest exoplanet has potential to support life
4-16-2019 | 10
Scientists have determined that planets orbiting red dwarf stars may be capable of supporting primitive life.
NASA cooks up an alien atmosphere on Earth
3-16-2019 | 0
Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
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