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Astronomers Detect Rare Rogue Planet Drifting Alone 10,000 Light-Years from Earth
Astronomers have confirmed a rare rogue planet, drifting without a star nearly 10,000 light-years away. Using gravitational microlensing, their distance and mass were measured, suggesting that free-floating planets may be abundant across the Milky Way. Upcoming telescopes, including NASA’s Roman Space Telescope and China’s Earth 2.0 mission, ar...
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Not Like Venus Or Mars, Distant Exoplanet May Have Atmosphere Like Earth's
A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1, about 40 light-years away from Earth.
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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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Astronomers Spot Afterglow After Two Giant Planets Collided In Distant Star System
The researchers believe that the wreckage of the collision could eventually cool and form a new planet.
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Scientists Find Out Why Some Distant Planets Have Clouds of Sands in Their Atmosphere
A new study has revealed the common trait that is conducive to sand cloud development on the planets. The study was led by researchers at the Western University who observed brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are celestial bodies having size larger than a planet but smaller than a star.
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NASA's Kepler Discovers Nearly 100 New Exoplanets
Adding the newly discovered exoplanets brings the total number of exoplanets by K2 mission to almost 300.
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New Planet Could Support Life: European Southern Observatory
A new extrasolar system planet can be added to a handful of fellow exoplanets which could theoretically support life, the European Southern Observatory said Wednesday.
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NASA's Kepler Telescope Discovers 10 New Earth-Sized Exoplanets
The Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential exoplanets that had been detected by the space observatory launched in 2009 to scan the Milky Way galaxy.
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'Planet 9' Said to Be First Exoplanet in Our Solar System
An exoplanet is by definition a planet located outside our solar system. Now it appears that this definition is no longer viable.
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'Planet 9' May Have Been Stolen By Our Sun: Astronomers
Through a computer-simulated study, astronomers showed that it was highly likely that the so-called Planet 9 is an exoplanet - a first exoplanet to be discovered inside our solar system.
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Indian-American Student in Team That Discovers Jupiter-Like Planet
An international team of astronomers, including an Indian-American PhD student, has discovered a Jupiter like exoplanet outside earth's solar system just a 100 light years away.
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Researchers Find Giant Exoplanet Orbiting a Cool Small Star
"We have found a small star, with a giant planet the size of Jupiter, orbiting very closely," said researcher George Zhou at the Australian National University.
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New Odd, Remote Planet Discovered
Scientists have identified a massive new exoplanet that takes a record 80,000 Earth years to make a complete orbit around its star, 155 light years away from our solar system.
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Astronomers Detect Rare Rogue Planet Drifting Alone 10,000 Light-Years from Earth
Astronomers have confirmed a rare rogue planet, drifting without a star nearly 10,000 light-years away. Using gravitational microlensing, their distance and mass were measured, suggesting that free-floating planets may be abundant across the Milky Way. Upcoming telescopes, including NASA’s Roman Space Telescope and China’s Earth 2.0 mission, ar...
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Not Like Venus Or Mars, Distant Exoplanet May Have Atmosphere Like Earth's
A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1, about 40 light-years away from Earth.
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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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Astronomers Spot Afterglow After Two Giant Planets Collided In Distant Star System
The researchers believe that the wreckage of the collision could eventually cool and form a new planet.
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Scientists Find Out Why Some Distant Planets Have Clouds of Sands in Their Atmosphere
A new study has revealed the common trait that is conducive to sand cloud development on the planets. The study was led by researchers at the Western University who observed brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are celestial bodies having size larger than a planet but smaller than a star.
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NASA's Kepler Discovers Nearly 100 New Exoplanets
Adding the newly discovered exoplanets brings the total number of exoplanets by K2 mission to almost 300.
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New Planet Could Support Life: European Southern Observatory
A new extrasolar system planet can be added to a handful of fellow exoplanets which could theoretically support life, the European Southern Observatory said Wednesday.
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NASA's Kepler Telescope Discovers 10 New Earth-Sized Exoplanets
The Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential exoplanets that had been detected by the space observatory launched in 2009 to scan the Milky Way galaxy.
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'Planet 9' Said to Be First Exoplanet in Our Solar System
An exoplanet is by definition a planet located outside our solar system. Now it appears that this definition is no longer viable.
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'Planet 9' May Have Been Stolen By Our Sun: Astronomers
Through a computer-simulated study, astronomers showed that it was highly likely that the so-called Planet 9 is an exoplanet - a first exoplanet to be discovered inside our solar system.
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Indian-American Student in Team That Discovers Jupiter-Like Planet
An international team of astronomers, including an Indian-American PhD student, has discovered a Jupiter like exoplanet outside earth's solar system just a 100 light years away.
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Researchers Find Giant Exoplanet Orbiting a Cool Small Star
"We have found a small star, with a giant planet the size of Jupiter, orbiting very closely," said researcher George Zhou at the Australian National University.
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New Odd, Remote Planet Discovered
Scientists have identified a massive new exoplanet that takes a record 80,000 Earth years to make a complete orbit around its star, 155 light years away from our solar system.
