Exoplanet

Star's Scorching Heat Turning Planet Into Dust, Scientists Say

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 05.20.2012

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Space scientists have found a little exoplanet with some big eccentricities. The planet, detected about 1,500 light years from Earth, orbits its s...

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Vast 'Demolition Derby' In Space Surprises Scientists

Posted 04.13.2012

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By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 04/13/2012 07:07 AM EDT on SPACE.com A young star that is home to at least one alien planet is also ringed by a v...

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Alien-Hunting Astronomers Close In On 'Goldilocks Planet'

Posted 04.04.2012

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By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 04/04/2012 07:44 AM EDT on SPACE.com The first true "alien Earth" will likely be discovered in the next...

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'Warp Speed' Planets Hit 30 Million Miles An Hour, Study Shows

Posted 03.24.2012

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By: Denise Chow Published: 03/23/2012 03:55 PM EDT on SPACE.com Planets in tight orbits around stars that get ejected from our galaxy may actual...

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Unusual Alien Super-Earth May Be First 'Waterworld'

Posted 02.22.2012

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By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 02/21/2012 11:33 AM EST on SPACE.com Scientists have discovered a new type of alien planet — a steamy waterworl...

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Gravity Surprise May Affect Search For Habitable Planets

Posted 02.12.2012

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By: Charles Q. Choi, Astrobiology Magazine Contributor Published: 02/11/2012 02:00 PM EST on SPACE.com Alien planets might experience tidal for...

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Backyard Astronomer Discovers New Planet

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 01.19.2012

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There are billions of planets in our galaxy, and a hot, Neptune-sized planet orbiting an ordinary star called SPH10066540 might not seem unusual, but ...

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Saturn on Steroids: Ringed Alien World Glimpsed Outside Solar System

| Charles Q. Choi | Posted 01.13.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas – An enigmatic object detected five years ago in space may be a ringed alien world comparable to Saturn, the first such world discove...

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Real-Life 'Tatooine': Planets With Two Suns Found

| Charles Q. Choi | Posted 01.12.2012

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Astronomers have found more real-life versions of Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine from "Star Wars" — alien worlds that see two suns...

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Milky Way Packed With Billions Of Planets, Study Suggests

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 01.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it's a crowded and crazy cosmos. They think planets easily outnumber...

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'What Would Happen If You Stuck Jupiter In A Giant Blowtorch?'

Posted 09.25.2011

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Aurorae are one of the most remarkable sights offered by our universe. But what would the star spectacle look like from a planet other than Earth? ...

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Astronomers Discover 'Most Earth-Like' Planet Yet

Posted 07.19.2011

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NASA Spots 54 Potentially Life-Friendly Planets

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potenti...

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Researchers Discover First Alien Planet From Another Galaxy

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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A team of researchers has discovered a Jupiter-like planet located on the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. It is the first of its kind to be discove...

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