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Exoplanet
For the first time ever, ESO astronomers have been able to capture a clear image of a star system 11 quadrillion kilometers away using the combined forces of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, …
Researchers have discovered that the ring system that they see eclipse the very young Sun-like star J1407 is of enormous proportions, much larger and heavier than the ring system of Saturn. This syst…
New research using data collected by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that a little-known exoplanet called K2-18b could well be a scaled-up version of Earth. Image: K2-18b and its…
The discovery of an eighth planet circling the distant star Kepler-90 by University of Texas at Austin astronomer Andrew Vanderburg and Google’s Christopher Shallue overturns our solar system’s statu…
Artist’s illustration of the GJ 273 system, which consists of a red dwarf star and two known planets, one of which may be capable of supporting life. Credit: Danielle Futselaar/METI If there…
KIC 8462852 probably sounds like a string of random letters and numbers to you but I'm willing to bet if you've watched this channel long enough, you've heard it before. It's th…
Astronomers have found the hottest known exoplanet, a world where temperatures exceed those on the surface of most stars. The Jupiter-like planet, known as KELT-9b, zips around its hot host …
These light pulses "have exactly the shape of an Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence signal", and now Stephen Hawking's alien-hunting mission is on the case to confirm or disprove these clai…
The famed cosmologist is all in on searching for signals from E.T., but warns that we should be careful about inviting aliens over Stephen Hawking is again warning about announcing our presence…
On Wednesday, Aug. 24, we could find out whether or not the recent rumors of an Earth-like exoplanet existing on our interstellar doorstep are real. Ian O'Neill Discovery News 8-22-16 …
(Phys.org)—An Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system located just 16 light years away, according to a new research. The star, named Gliese 832, was recently investigated by a team of…
Nearly 2,000 planets have been discovered outside our solar system, but this just might be the strangest one yet. Ed Mazza The Huffington Post 3-31-16 A lava-loaded “super earth” called 55 …
Tweet By Mike Wall SPACE.com 1-28-16 Gas-giant exoplanet orbits 600 billion miles from its host star, 175 times farther than Pluto is from the sun A huge alien world orbits 600 billion miles …
