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Solving the mystery of the vanishing exoplanet
4-21-2020 |
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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.
Planet found orbiting white dwarf in world first
VIDEO 12-5-2019 | 0
Astronomers have discovered a huge planet orbiting the burnt-out husk of a star that was once like the Sun.
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.
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.
Carbon monoxide detectors could help find ET
3-20-2019 | 1
Scientists have identified a potential new way to detect the presence of extraterrestrial life on distant worlds.
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.
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.
Neptune-sized extrasolar moon discovered
10-4-2018 | 2
Astronomers have found what is thought to be the first confirmed moon in orbit around an extrasolar world.
Planet-hunting probe finds two new candidates
9-23-2018 | 0
A mere two months after beginning operations, NASA's TESS spacecraft has found two new extrasolar worlds.
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.
'Super-Earth' most likely candidate for life
8-2-2018 | 60
A large Earth-like world has emerged as the most likely place to look for life outside of our solar system.
New planet-hunting telescope begins search
VIDEO 7-29-2018 | 6
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is now on the hunt for habitable extrasolar worlds.
Kepler-186f is more habitable than we thought
7-2-2018 | 14
An extrasolar world 500 light years away could be the most promising place yet to look for alien life.
More distant Earth-sized worlds discovered
6-9-2018 | 8
Astronomers have found a solar system 160 light years away with three planets roughly the size of our own.
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.
