Search results for: planets
'Mirage planets' may complicate hunt for life
2-13-2015 |
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Some extrasolar planets that appear to be habitable may have lost the capacity to support life long ago.
Average star may have two habitable worlds
2-7-2015 | 32
Scientists in Australia have determined that Earth-like planets are likely to be commonplace.
Five ancient rocky planets discovered
1-27-2015 | 68
A solar system dating back billions of years points to the likelihood that Earth-sized worlds are common.
Two large planets may lurk beyond Pluto
1-17-2015 | 93
Evidence suggests that two planets larger than the Earth may be present in the outer solar system.
NASA set to drop a robot in to a volcano
1-9-2015 | 6
Scientists are experimenting with new ways to explore volcanic fissures and vents on other planets.
ET may simply be too far away to contact
10-3-2014 | 305
Vast distances between habitable planets could make communication with alien life an inviable concept.
Twin planets could boost chance of alien life
8-10-2014 | 8
Extrasolar planets with a companion world tugging at them could remain habitable for much longer.
World's biggest laser crushes diamond
7-18-2014 | 6
A giant laser has been used to simulate the pressures present within the cores of the gas giant planets.
Massive new space telescope planned
6-22-2014 | 25
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope will be able to observe extrasolar planets like never before.
New way to detect alien life discovered
6-17-2014 | 18
The powerful new model can help detect life on extrasolar planets more effectively than ever before.
Milky Way has 100 million life-giving planets
6-9-2014 | 132
A group of astronomers has estimated the number of habitable planets in our galaxy for the first time.
Could genetics be the key to colonization ?
3-29-2014 | 6
Scientists may be able to alter our genes to make the human colonization of other planets more viable.
Almost every star hosts an alien planet
3-6-2014 | 34
Recent studies have revealed that extrasolar planets are extremely abundant throughout the universe.
NASA discovers 715 new extrasolar planets
2-27-2014 | 12
The record-breaking haul of newly discovered worlds comes courtesy of the Kepler Space Telescope.
Are some planets more habitable than Earth ?
1-25-2014 | 21
Astronomers seeking signs of alien life are on the lookout for 'superhabitable' extrasolar planets.
Hubble finds clouds on nearby alien worlds
1-3-2014 | 10
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have picked up signs of cloud cover on two extrasolar planets.
'Super ball bots' to explore other planets
12-30-2013 | 5
NASA has developed a new type of landing apparatus that could make exploring other worlds much easier.
Where are the closest alien planets ?
12-28-2013 | 12
Astronomers believe that there could be an exoplanet orbiting a nearby pair of brown dwarf stars.
Hubble detects water on five exoplanets
12-5-2013 | 10
The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up signs of water in the atmospheres of several distant worlds.
1 in 5 stars orbited by habitable world
11-7-2013 | 25
Scientists believe that our universe is filled with far more habitable planets than previously thought.
