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Astronomer Finds Evidence for Record-Breaking Nine Planet System
April 12, 2012 — The planetary system around the star named HD 10180 may have more planets in its orbits than our own solar system. Located 130 light years away, the star is not within reach of foreseeable human ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Sandstorms in Space
April 11, 2012 — Astronomers believe they have found the answer to the mystery of a powerful ‘superwind’ which causes the death of ... > full storyMore: -
Study on Extrasolar Planet Orbits Suggests That Planetary Systems Like Our Solar System Is the Norm
April 11, 2012 — Orbits of other planetary systems are aligned, like in a disk, just like in our own solar system, according to a new ... > full story -
Met Office to Provide Space Weather Warnings for Planet Earth and Forecasts for Exoplanets
March 28, 2012 — The UK Met Office’s weather and climate model is being adapted to help understand space weather at Earth and the atmospheres of planets orbiting other ... > full story -
Many Billions of Rocky Planets in Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs in Milky Way
March 28, 2012 — Rocky planets not much bigger than Earth are very common in the habitable zones around faint red stars, according to new research. The astronomers estimate that there are tens of billions of such ... > full story -
A Planetary System from the Early Universe
March 27, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered an ancient planetary system that is likely to be a survivor from one of the earliest cosmic eras, 13 billion years ago. The system consists of the star HIP 11952 and two ... > full story -
Runaway Planets Zoom at a Fraction of Light Speed
March 22, 2012 — Seven years ago, astronomers boggled when they found the first runaway star flying out of our galaxy at a speed of 1.5 million miles per hour. The discovery intrigued theorists, who wondered: if a ... > full storyMore: -
Super-Earth Unlikely Able to Transfer Life to Other Planets
March 20, 2012 — While scientists believe conditions suitable for life might exist on the so-called "super-Earth" in the Gliese 581 system, it's unlikely to be transferred to other planets within that solar ... > full story -
Some Orbits More Popular Than Others in Planetary Systems
March 19, 2012 — Computer simulations have revealed a plausible explanation for a phenomenon that has puzzled astronomers: Rather than occupying orbits at regular distances from a star, giant gas planets similar to ... > full story -
'Star Comb' to Aid Quest for Earth-Like Planets
March 7, 2012 — If there is life on other planets, a laser frequency comb may help find it. Such a comb -- a tool for precisely measuring frequencies, or colors, of light -- has for the first time been used to ... > full story
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