Search results for: exoplanet
Possible evidence of life discovered in exoplanet's atmosphere
9-13-2023 |
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected potential evidence of life in a planet 120 light years away.
Potentially habitable extrasolar planet discovered
9-10-2022 | 8
Astronomers have announced that they have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet with the potential to host alien life.
Nearby extrasolar world could be first known ocean planet
8-26-2022 | 33
Scientists have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet that appears to be made up almost entirely of water.
'Gravity telescope' could magnify exoplanets by 1,000 times
5-3-2022 | 3
A 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
3-28-2022 | 0
Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
Could iron be the key to finding alien life on other worlds ?
12-8-2021 | 2
Scientists have highlighted the key role that iron has played in the evolution of life on Earth.
Newfound 'iron planet' has molten metal surface
12-3-2021 | 2
Astronomers have identified a new extrasolar planet that is thought to be comprised of more than 80% iron.
Metal rain pummels surface of ultra-hot exoplanet
11-23-2021 | 2
Some extrasolar worlds are so large and so hot that they experience weather like nothing seen on Earth.
'Hycean' worlds could be home to alien life
8-27-2021 | 0
Scientists searching for life-bearing exoplanets have identified a new class of potentially habitable world.
'One-in-a-million' Super-Earth discovered
5-14-2020 | 3
Astronomers have identified a distant exoplanet with a size and orbit comparable to that of the Earth.
Solving the mystery of the vanishing exoplanet
4-21-2020 | 17
A relatively nearby extrasolar world discovered back in 2004 has since disappeared without a trace.
Kepler data reveals hidden Earth-like exoplanet
VIDEO 4-17-2020 | 6
Scientists have discovered one of the most Earth-like extrasolar worlds ever seen and they almost missed it.
Extreme exoplanet sees rains of molten iron
VIDEO 3-11-2020 | 0
Scientists have identified an extrasolar planet with some of the most hostile surface conditions ever seen.
Water vapor discovered on extrasolar planet
9-11-2019 | 11
Water vapor has been identified on what is being hailed as the most habitable exoplanet found to date.
'Super-Earth' discovered 31 light years away
VIDEO 8-2-2019 | 31
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a large, potentially habitable world in a nearby solar system.
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.
'Forbidden' planet found in Neptunian Desert
5-29-2019 | 4
Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.
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.
Second-closest extrasolar planet discovered
11-14-2018 | 19
Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a 'super-Earth' around a star that is a mere six light years away.
NASA's Kepler telescope is officially dead
10-31-2018 | 16
The ground-breaking space telescope that discovered more than 2,600 exoplanets has finally run out of fuel.
