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Space: Structures and Features Space: The Solar System
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Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star - Look! Up in the Sky! Is it a Planet? Nope, Just a Star      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Among thousands of known exoplanets, astronomers have flagged three that are actually stars. ABSTRAC...

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Astronomers discover first step toward planet formation      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a ...

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It's a planet: New evidence of baby planet in the making - It's a Planet: New Evidence of Baby Planet in the Making      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have developed a new technique to identify small planets hidden in protoplanetary disks. ...

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Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets? - Long-Term Liquid Water: Is It Possible on Non-Earth-Like Planets?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers report in ...

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Early planetary migration can explain missing planets - Early Planetary Migration: A Possible Explanation for Missing Planets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Computer simulations by Rice University scientists and their collaborators are the first to integrat...

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'Prenatal' protoplanet upends planet formation models - Prenatal Protoplanet Upends Planet Formation Models      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An international research team has discovered a new planet so young that it has yet to emerge from t ...

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Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful grip - Why Venus Rotates Slowly Despite Sun's Powerful Grip      (via sciencedaily.com) 

If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate ...

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To find a planet, look for the signatures of planet formation - To Find a Planet, Look for the Signatures of Planet Formation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Finding forming planets is a tough but important job for astronomers: Only three planets have ever b ...

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ALMA digs deeper into the mystery of planet formation      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An international research team has observed disks around 19 protostars with a very high resolution t...

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Key to rapid planet formation      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have developed a new model to explain the formation of giant planets such as Jupiter, wh ...

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Giant planets cast a deadly pall      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors aroun ...

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New image reveals secrets of planet birth      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have gained new clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form. Researchers ha ...