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Astronomers Rediscover Life on Earth -- By Looking at the Moon
February 29, 2012 — By observing the Moon using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found evidence of life in the universe -- on Earth. Finding life on our home planet may sound like a trivial observation, but ... > full story -
Chemical Clues on Formation of Planetary Systems: Earth 'Siblings' Can Be Different
February 23, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered that the chemical structure of Earth-like planets can be very different from the bulk composition of Earth. This may have a dramatic effect on the existence and formation ... > full story -
Hubble Reveals a New Class of Extrasolar Planet
February 21, 2012 — Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have come up with a new class of planet, a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. It’s smaller than Uranus but larger than ... > full story -
New Super-Earth Detected Within the Habitable Zone of a Nearby Cool Star
February 2, 2012 — Sientists have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. The star is a member of a triple star system and has a different makeup than our Sun, being relatively lacking in ... > full story -
NASA's Kepler Announces 11 New Planetary Systems Hosting 26 Planets
January 26, 2012 — NASA's Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Three Smallest Planets Outside Solar System
January 11, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered the three smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our solar system. The three planets, which all orbit a single star, are smaller than Earth and appear to be ... > full story -
Planets With Double Suns Are Common
January 11, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered two new circumbinary planet systems -- planets that orbit two stars, like Tatooine in the movie Star Wars. Their find, which brings the number of known circumbinary ... > full storyMore: -
Planet Population Is Plentiful: Planets Around Stars Are the Rule Rather Than the Exception
January 11, 2012 — Astronomers have used the technique of gravitational microlensing to measure how common planets are in the Milky Way. After a six-year search that surveyed millions of stars, the team concludes that ... > full storyMore: -
Saturn-Like Ring System Eclipses Sun-Like Star
January 9, 2012 — A team of astrophysicists has discovered a ring system in the constellation Centaurus that invites comparisons to Saturn. This is the first system of discrete, thin, dust rings detected around a very ... > full story -
Some Nearby Young Stars May Be Much Older Than Previously Thought
December 21, 2011 — New research concludes that the stars of Upper Scorpius are twice as old as previously ... > full story
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