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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Fourth Planet in Kepler-51 System
A study published in The Astronomical Journal reveals the discovery of Kepler-51e, the fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, led by Dr Jessica Libby-Roberts of Penn State and Dr Kento Masuda of Osaka University. Observations indicated that only a four-planet model could explain the transit timing variations. Kepler-51e’s orbit, just inside the s...
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NASA’s Hubble and New Horizons Collaborate for Uranus Observation, Shedding Light on Exoplanet Imaging
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the New Horizons spacecraft teamed up for a unique dual observation of Uranus, providing valuable insights into planetary atmospheres. Hubble captured high-resolution images, revealing atmospheric features, while New Horizons, 6.5 billion miles away, saw the planet as a small dot. This combined data helps researche...
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A Distant Exoplanet Smells Like Rotten Eggs, Study Says
This discovery marks one of the first detections of hydrogen sulfide on an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system.
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NASA Discovers "Super-Earth", A Potentially Habitable Planet, Located 137 Light-Years Away
The planet circles a red dwarf, which is smaller and cooler than the Sun.
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NASA Confirms Existence Of More Than 5,500 Exoplanets Beyond Our Solar System
NASA has now added a fresh batch of 6 planets outside our immediate solar family to its exoplanet archive.
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NASA's Webb Space Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide In Exoplanet Atmosphere
The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
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Astronomers Spot Two Earth-Like Planets in a Nearby Multiplanet System
In a significant discovery, astronomers have spotted one of the closest known multiplanet systems located within our galactic neighbourhood. The system is about 10 parsecs or 33 light-years from Earth and was identified by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
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Jupiter-Like Exoplanet Discovered by Kepler Telescope 17,000 Light-Years Away
The exoplanet was found circling a star 17,000 light-years away from the Earth
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NASA Confirms Existence of More Than 5,000 Exoplanets Beyond Our Solar System
NASA has said that these exoplanets include small, rocky worlds like Earth and “super Earths” which are larger than our own. There are also gas giants several larger than Jupiter and “mini-Neptunes.” Some of these planets orbit two stars at once and others stubbornly revolve around the collapsed remnants of dead stars.
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Scientists to Look for Signs of Life in Newly Discovered Exoplanet
Searching for traces of life on Mars, like NASA is doing, is one thing. But scientists are also looking further afield. Could it be found beyond our solar system? A study published in the prestigious journal Science reveals the discovery of a new exoplanet that could be instrumental in the hunt.
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17-Year-Old Discovers Planet With 2 Suns While Interning With NASA
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Sattelite (TESS) mission is credited with the discovery of several planets that lie far outside our own solar system.
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100 New Exoplanets Discovered Just 3 Months With NASA's Kepler Telescope
An international team of astronomers have discovered more than 100 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) -- that revolve around stars other than the Sun -- in only three months, using a combination of ground- and space-based telescopes.
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Astronomers Discover Over 100 New Exoplanets
The team made the discovery in just three months.
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New Exoplanet Twice The Size Of Earth Found 245 Light Years Away
Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has discovered a new exoplanet twice the size of Earth and about 145 light years away
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There's A New Planet In The Neighborhood - And It Looks Like A Nice Place To Live
One of our closest celestial neighbors is a warm, rocky world, scientists say. Writing in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, scientists report the discovery of an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting the star Ross 128, a dim red dwarf just 11 light-years away
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Fourth Planet in Kepler-51 System
A study published in The Astronomical Journal reveals the discovery of Kepler-51e, the fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, led by Dr Jessica Libby-Roberts of Penn State and Dr Kento Masuda of Osaka University. Observations indicated that only a four-planet model could explain the transit timing variations. Kepler-51e’s orbit, just inside the s...
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NASA’s Hubble and New Horizons Collaborate for Uranus Observation, Shedding Light on Exoplanet Imaging
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the New Horizons spacecraft teamed up for a unique dual observation of Uranus, providing valuable insights into planetary atmospheres. Hubble captured high-resolution images, revealing atmospheric features, while New Horizons, 6.5 billion miles away, saw the planet as a small dot. This combined data helps researche...
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A Distant Exoplanet Smells Like Rotten Eggs, Study Says
This discovery marks one of the first detections of hydrogen sulfide on an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system.
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NASA Discovers "Super-Earth", A Potentially Habitable Planet, Located 137 Light-Years Away
The planet circles a red dwarf, which is smaller and cooler than the Sun.
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NASA Confirms Existence Of More Than 5,500 Exoplanets Beyond Our Solar System
NASA has now added a fresh batch of 6 planets outside our immediate solar family to its exoplanet archive.
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NASA's Webb Space Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide In Exoplanet Atmosphere
The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
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Astronomers Spot Two Earth-Like Planets in a Nearby Multiplanet System
In a significant discovery, astronomers have spotted one of the closest known multiplanet systems located within our galactic neighbourhood. The system is about 10 parsecs or 33 light-years from Earth and was identified by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
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Jupiter-Like Exoplanet Discovered by Kepler Telescope 17,000 Light-Years Away
The exoplanet was found circling a star 17,000 light-years away from the Earth
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NASA Confirms Existence of More Than 5,000 Exoplanets Beyond Our Solar System
NASA has said that these exoplanets include small, rocky worlds like Earth and “super Earths” which are larger than our own. There are also gas giants several larger than Jupiter and “mini-Neptunes.” Some of these planets orbit two stars at once and others stubbornly revolve around the collapsed remnants of dead stars.
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Scientists to Look for Signs of Life in Newly Discovered Exoplanet
Searching for traces of life on Mars, like NASA is doing, is one thing. But scientists are also looking further afield. Could it be found beyond our solar system? A study published in the prestigious journal Science reveals the discovery of a new exoplanet that could be instrumental in the hunt.
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17-Year-Old Discovers Planet With 2 Suns While Interning With NASA
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Sattelite (TESS) mission is credited with the discovery of several planets that lie far outside our own solar system.
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100 New Exoplanets Discovered Just 3 Months With NASA's Kepler Telescope
An international team of astronomers have discovered more than 100 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) -- that revolve around stars other than the Sun -- in only three months, using a combination of ground- and space-based telescopes.
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Astronomers Discover Over 100 New Exoplanets
The team made the discovery in just three months.
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New Exoplanet Twice The Size Of Earth Found 245 Light Years Away
Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has discovered a new exoplanet twice the size of Earth and about 145 light years away
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There's A New Planet In The Neighborhood - And It Looks Like A Nice Place To Live
One of our closest celestial neighbors is a warm, rocky world, scientists say. Writing in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, scientists report the discovery of an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting the star Ross 128, a dim red dwarf just 11 light-years away
