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Small Planet Discovered Orbiting Small Star
June 2, 2008 — Astronomers have discovered an extra-solar planet of about three earth masses orbiting a star with a mass so low that its core may not be massive enough to maintain nuclear reactions. The planet, ... > full story -
The Mouse That Roared: Pipsqueak Star Unleashes Monster Flare
May 19, 2008 — On April 25, NASA's Swift satellite picked up the brightest flare ever seen from a normal star other than our sun. The flare, an explosive release of energy from a star, packed the power of thousands ... > full story -
Plan To Identify Watery Earth-Like Planets Develops
April 24, 2008 — Astronomers are looking to identify Earth-like watery worlds circling distant stars from a glint of light seen through an optical space telescope and a newly developed mathematical ... > full story -
Drifting Star Discovered: Implications For Star And Planet Formation Theory
April 15, 2008 — By studying in great detail the 'ringing' of a planet-harboring star, a team of astronomers have shown that it must have drifted away from the metal-rich Hyades cluster. This discovery has ... > full story -
Coldest Brown Dwarf Ever Observed: Closing The Gap Between Stars And Planets
April 10, 2008 — An international team of astronomers has discovered the coldest brown dwarf star ever observed. This finding, to be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, is a new step toward filling the gap ... > full story -
New Rocky Planet Found In Constellation Leo
April 9, 2008 — Astronomers have discovered a possible terrestrial-type planet orbiting a star in the constellation of Leo. The new planet, which lies at a distance of 30 light years from the Earth, has a mass five ... > full story -
Chance Of Finding Earthlike Planets On The Rise, UK Astronomers Believe
April 2, 2008 — Using a revolutionary new camera, UK astronomers have a real chance of being the first to find Earth-like planets around other stars. Since the early 1990s, astronomers have found more than 200 ... > full story -
Youngest Planet Ever Discovered Offers Unique View Of Planet Formation
April 2, 2008 — Using radio observatories in the UK and US and computer simulations, a team of astronomers have identified the youngest forming planet yet seen. "The new object, designated HL Tau b, is the youngest ... > full story -
Newborn Brown Dwarfs Stir Up The Neighborhood
April 1, 2008 — Astronomers have found a clutch of jets from newborn brown dwarfs, bringing the total of these intriguing objects found to 4. New stars form in cold clouds of gas and dust. These so-called stellar ... > full story -
Ten Exotic Planets Outside Our Solar System Discovered With New Technique
April 1, 2008 — An international team of astronomers called "SuperWASP" has found 10 new "extra solar" planets, planets that orbit stars other than our sun. The team used a system of robotic cameras that yield a ... > full story
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