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Scientists Search for Civilizations on Likely Planets
February 14, 2013, 2:00 pm
U.S. researchers have narrowed down their search for radio signals from intelligent life among the stars.
Growing Giant Planets Guzzle Gas Streams
January 2, 2013, 1:00 pm
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope has revealed huge streams of gas crossing a gap in the disc of matter orbiting a young star—a hypothesized [...]
Searching for Water in Our Solar System and Beyond
December 28, 2012, 3:00 pm
In searching for worlds we humans might one day try to inhabit, the presence of water is among the most pertinent considerations.
Nearest Sun-Like Star May Host Habitable Planet
December 19, 2012, 3:00 pm
Tau Ceti, one of our closest sun-like stars, has a planetary system, including a world in the habitable zone.
Diamond-Rich Exoplanet Double Earth’s Size
October 11, 2012, 9:55 pm
A recently discovered super-Earth orbiting a nearby star may be at least one-third diamond.
Shock Waves From Sun Sculpted Our Solar System
September 26, 2012, 6:00 pm
During its youth, the sun may have emitted a series of shock waves that caused the planets in our solar system to form at different times.
Super-Earths Not so Big on Life
September 25, 2012, 6:00 pm
Despite their name, super-Earths—rocky exoplanets with a mass up to 10 times our own planet’s—may be uninhabitable, and are more diverse than realized.
Kepler Finds 2 Planets Orbiting Pair of Suns
August 28, 2012, 6:30 pm
The first known circumbinary, multi-planet system has been discovered: two planets orbiting a pair of stars about 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.
Exoplanet Atmosphere Examined With Pioneering Technique
June 27, 2012, 1:00 pm
The atmosphere of Tau Boötis b, a large “hot Jupiter” and one of the closest known exoplanets, has been analyzed using a new method that allows its weak planetshine to be [...]
Two Exoplanets Found in Extremely Close Proximity
June 21, 2012, 2:00 pm
NASA’s Kepler mission has revealed a solar system containing two worlds that are the closest known planets.
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