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Newly Discovered Planet Is Tiniest One Yet
Science & Tech  (tags: Kepler, astronomy, nasa, science, space, planets, discovery, research, study )

Michael
- 89 days ago - cbc.ca
A hot, rocky planet discovered using the Kepler space telescope is the smallest ever found outside our solar system.
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Never-Before-Seen Stage of Planet Birth Revealed
Science & Tech  (tags: planets, space exploration, planetary evolution )

Freya
- 138 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Astronomers studying a newborn star have caught a detailed glimpse of planets forming around it, revealing a never-before seen stage of planetary evolution.
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The Search for Another Earth
Science & Tech  (tags: planets, astronomy, science, nasa, worlds )

Rohan
- 414 days ago - unisaustralia.com
From a theoretical viewpoint we expected the formation of stars to be accompanied by the formation of planets. It is good to see that the observations are confirming the basic theory. But the sort of planets we found are nothing like we expected!
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The Enduring Mystery of Life's Origin
Science & Tech  (tags: Darwin, Pasteur, astrobiology, biology, discovery, evolution, matter, universe, science, space, cosmology, meteorites, planets, origins of life, organic molecules, eternity )

Julia
- 448 days ago - space.com
While many of the molecules important for life have been detected in space, and meteorites and comets possibly could contain life itself, that doesn't necessarily mean life came to Earth from space. While some experiments suggest the transfer of life...
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NASA Telescope Discovers 26 Alien Planets Around 11 Different Stars
Science & Tech  (tags: space, planets, space exploration )

Freya
- 470 days ago - space.com
NASA's prolific planet-hunting spacecraft has hit the jackpot again, discovering 11 new planetary systems with 26 confirmed alien planets among them.
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Astronomers Discover Deep-Fried Planets
Science & Tech  (tags: science, space, planets, discoveries )

Ingrid
- 513 days ago - spacedaily.com
Two Earth-sized planets have been discovered circling a dying star that has passed the red giant stage.
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3D Solar System Scope Simulator
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, space, science, tech, stars, night-sky, 3D, model, simulation, planets, interesting, simulator, solar-system, universe )

PinkMindy
- 525 days ago - syix.com
Interactive 3D model of our Solar System Planets and Night Sky with individual star identification. Using this you no longer need a high-powered telescope. Control your date-time observations zooming in and out with alternate views. Cool stuff that rocks!
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Astronomers Discover 18 Huge New Alien Planets
Science & Tech  (tags: space exploration, planets, astronomy )

Freya
- 534 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Astronomers have found 18 new alien planets, all of them Jupiter-size gas giants that circle stars bigger than our sun, a new study reports.
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Alien City Lights Could Signal E.T. Planets
Science & Tech  (tags: Alien, City, Lights, Could, Signal E.T., Planets )

Agnes
- 550 days ago - space.com
Astronauts in orbit around the Earth often gaze down on a world lit at night by city lights. Now researchers suggest that scientists could detect alien civilizations from similarly bright lights.
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Extra Giant Planet May Have Dwelled in Our Solar System | Solar System Planets & Moons | Planet Formation & Evolution | Space.Co
Science & Tech  (tags: Astronomy, Planets, study, space, research, investigation, scientists, science, news, world )

Elizabeth
- 554 days ago - space.com
Within our solar system, an extra giant planet, or possibly two, might once have accompanied Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. Computer models showing how our solar system formed suggested the planets once gravitationally slung one another across space
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Planets Without Orbits? 'Exciting' Study Finds Jupiter-Size Objects
Science & Tech  (tags: planets, space, discovery )

Ralph R
- 731 days ago - ww2.cox.com
Are these planets without orbits? Astronomers have found 10 potential planets as massive as Jupiter wandering through a slice of the Milky Way galaxy, following either very wide orbits or no orbit at all. And scientists think they are more common than the
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Ring 'Ripples' in Saturn and Jupiter Linked to Comets
Science & Tech  (tags: science, technology, astronomy, planets, solar system, Saturn's rings, Jupiter's rings, comets, space )

Beatrice
- 775 days ago - bbc.co.uk
Scientists say that strange ripples observed in the ring systems of Saturn and Jupiter were caused by comets. The ripples, which the researchers say resemble the undulations of corrugated metal, were detected in both Saturn's rings and in Jupiter's
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Alien View of Earth Shapes Search for New Worlds
Science & Tech  (tags: Alien, Earth Shapes, Science, World, Planets, NASA )

Nancy
- 817 days ago - news.discovery.com
Wondering if any of the Milky Way's 50 billion planets are similar to Earth? A team of astronomers has figured out which colors of light future telescopes should look for.
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Space Telescope Spots Odd New Solar System
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar System, Discovery, NASA, Planets, Kepler-11, Exoplanets )

Dima
- 837 days ago - reuters.com
Astronomers have spotted a strange new solar system with small "puffy" planets packed in close orbit to their sun.
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Chances of Finding Aliens Given a Boost After Nasa Finds Evidence of Over 1,200 MORE Planets - and 54 of Them May Be Able to Sup
Science & Tech  (tags: Planets, space, aliens, life, Nasa, solar system )

Anna
- 838 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
The chances of finding alien life were given a boost last night after Nasa revealed it had found evidence of more than 1,200 planets in orbit around far distant stars.If the findings are confirmed, it will more than triple the number of known planets outs
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