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'Super Earth' discovered within distant star's habitable zone
2-5-2024 |
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Astronomers have identified a potentially habitable extrasolar planet situated around 137 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.
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.
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.
Planet 'regrew' its atmosphere after losing it
3-15-2021 | 2
Astronomers have identified an extrasolar planet that appears to have regenerated its own atmosphere.
Proxima b is more Earth-like than we thought
5-30-2020 | 11
The closest known extrasolar planet may also be one of the most Earth-like worlds ever discovered.
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.
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.
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.
Planet is so hot that even metal evaporates
8-16-2018 | 5
The extrasolar planet known as Kelt-9b is so hot that its atmosphere contains vaporized iron and titanium.
Helium detected on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet
5-3-2018 | 0
For the first time ever, scientists have detected helium in the atmosphere of a planet in orbit around a distant star.
'Super Earth' aliens may be trapped by gravity
4-23-2018 | 13
On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
Hunt for Earth 2.0 yields 95 new exoplanets
VIDEO 2-18-2018 | 0
A renewed hunt for Earth-like worlds has yielded a haul of 95 previously undiscovered extrasolar planets.
James Webb Space Telescope completes tests
VIDEO 1-11-2018 | 6
The next generation telescope will enable us to directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
NASA finds entire solar system like our own
VIDEO 12-14-2017 | 10
The space agency has made an important new exoplanet discovery using a Google artificial intelligence.
NASA teases new extrasolar planet discovery
12-11-2017 | 10
The space agency will be making an announcement on Thursday about its latest groundbreaking discovery.
New Earth-sized extrasolar planet discovered
11-16-2017 | 18
Situated just 11 light years away, Ross 128 b is shaping up to be a promising place to look for life.
Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
10-27-2017 | 1
Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
Mysterious exoplanet is 'blacker than asphalt'
9-16-2017 | 4
A 'hot Jupiter' world situated 1,400 light years away reflects so little light that it appears pitch black.
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