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Where are the closest alien planets ?
12-28-2013 |
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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.
Extrasolar planet tally reaches 1,000
10-23-2013 | 10
Since 1992 the number of planets discovered orbiting distant stars has been growing exponentially.
Diamond rain may fall on Jupiter and Saturn
10-10-2013 | 14
The two largest planets in our solar system may be home to diamond rain and liquid diamond oceans.
Space probe plutonium reserves running out
9-23-2013 | 5
The fuel needed to send space probes on missions to other planets could run out within ten years.
Alien moons may be too small to support life
9-17-2013 | 1
Astronomers believe that the moons around extrasolar planets may not be good candidates for life.
Three new habitable planets discovered
6-27-2013 | 11
Astronomers have identified a distant star system with at least three planets in its habitable zone.
Astronomers in China search for alien life
5-26-2013 | 12
Survey telescopes set up in Antarctica are being used by Chinese astronomers to look for alien planets.
New 'habitable zone' planets discovered
4-19-2013 | 10
NASA's Kepler mission has found several new potentially habitable planets orbiting distant stars.
SETI focuses efforts on known exoplanets
2-11-2013 | 94
An effort to listen out for intelligent aliens in the direction of stars with planets has drawn a blank.
Earth-like planets could be right next door
2-7-2013 | 34
Astronomers have determined that the nearest Earth-like planet could be only 13 light years away.
Could moons like Pandora really exist ?
1-8-2013 | 21
Exotic alien life could potentially thrive on habitable moons around distant planets, say scientists.
Astronomers estimate 100 billion planets
1-7-2013 | 14
Recent discoveries have indicated the likelihood that our own galaxy is teeming with planets.
Could there really be a 'Planet X' ?
11-9-2012 | 19
Have we discovered all the planets in our solar system or could there still be more out there to find ?
Giant habitable exoplanet discovered
11-8-2012 | 25
Astronomers have discovered a star system with six planets, one of which could potentially support life.
Distant solar system mirrors our own
7-27-2012 | 18
Planets orbiting a sun-like star exhibit the closest layout to that of our own solar system yet seen.
Can astronomers detect exoplanet oceans ?
7-18-2012 | 8
As the hunt for habitable planets intensifies astronomers are turning their attention to alien oceans.
Do planets form within only a few years ?
7-6-2012 | 12
Observations of a distant dust-filled solar system have shed light on the process of planet formation.
Is planet hunting crucial to our survival ?
5-7-2012 | 48
Astronomers in Australia have emphasised the importance of seeking out other habitable planets.
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