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Published Venus transit and lunar mirror could help astronomers find worlds around other stars - Venus Transit and Lunar Mirror: A New Way to Discover Exoplanets


On June 6, 2012, Venus passed directly between Earth and the sun, in a so-called transit where the p...
Published Exoplanet may reveal secrets about the edge of habitability - Exoplanet May Reveal Secrets About the Edge of Habitability



How close can a rocky planet be to a star, and still sustain water and life? A recently discovered e...
Published Astronomers observe the first radiation belt seen outside of our solar system - Astronomers Observe the First Radiation Belt Seen Outside of Our Solar System



Astronomers have described the first radiation belt observed outside our solar system, using a coord...
Published Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon - Saturn's Rings and Tilt Could Be the Product of an Ancient, Missing Moon


Scientists propose a lost moon of Saturn, which they call Chrysalis, pulled on the planet until it r...
Published Hubble sees summertime on Saturn - Hubble Sees Summertime on Saturn: A Look at the Latest Discoveries


Saturn is truly the lord of the rings in this latest snapshot from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, ta...
Published New study puts a definitive age on Saturn's rings -- they're really young - New Study Puts a Definitive Age on Saturn's Rings -- They're Really Young



Physicists measured the flux of interplanetary dust around Saturn. The researchers concluded that th...
Published Rugby ball-shaped exoplanet discovered - Rugby Ball-Shaped Exoplanet Discovered: A New Addition to the Universe


With the help of the CHEOPS space telescope, an international team was able to detect the deformatio...
Published Tumultuous migration on the edge of the Hot Neptune Desert - Tumultuous Migration on the Edge of the Hot Neptune Desert


A team reveals the eventful migration history of planets bordering the Hot Neptune Desert, these ext...
Published New study details atmosphere on 'hot Neptune' 260 light years away that 'shouldn't exist' - New Study Details Atmosphere on 'Hot Neptune' 260 Light Years Away That 'Shouldn't Exist'


Astronomers have crunched data from NASA's TESS and Spitzer space telescopes to portray for the firs...
Published Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories - Surprisingly Dense Exoplanet Challenges Planet Formation Theories


New detailed observations reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster, tha ...
Published Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life - Large Exoplanet Could Have the Right Conditions for Life


Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially habitable, o...
Published Dwarf star 200 light years away contains life's building blocks - Dwarf Star 200 Light Years Away Contains Life's Building Blocks


Many scientists believe the Earth was initially dry and that water, carbon and nitrogen -- the build...
Published Newly discovered celestial object defies categories: Is it a new kind of planet or a rare kind of failed star? - Newly Discovered Celestial Object Defies Categories: Is it a New Kind of Planet or a Rare Kind of Failed Star?


An object discovered by astrophysicists nearly 500 light years away from the Sun may challenge tradi...
Published Dwarf planet Makemake lacks atmosphere: Distant frigid world reveals its secrets for first time - Dwarf Planet Makemake: A Frigid World Without an Atmosphere


Dwarf planet Makemake is about two thirds of the size of Pluto, and travels around the Sun in a dist...
Published Astronomers find extreme weather on an alien world: Cosmic oddball may harbor a gigantic storm - Astronomers Discover Extreme Weather on an Alien World: Cosmic Oddball May Harbor a Gigantic Storm


A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby...
Published Astronomers find ice and possibly methane on Snow White, a distant dwarf planet - Astronomers Discover Ice and Methane on Snow White, a Distant Dwarf Planet


Astronomers have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 -- nicknamed Snow White -- is an icy wor...
Published Spotted: An exoplanet with the potential to form moons - Spotted: An Exoplanet with the Potential to Form Moons


New high-resolution observations clearly show a moon-forming region around exoplanet PDS 70c. The ob...
Published Hubble detects ghostly glow surrounding our solar system - Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System


Imagine walking into a room at night, turning out all the lights and closing the shades. Yet an eeri...
Published New exoplanet discovered - New Exoplanet Discovered: A Breakthrough in Astronomy



Astronomers report the first exoplanet jointly discovered through direct imaging and precision astro...
Published AI finds the first stars were not alone - AI Finds the First Stars Were Not Alone


Machine learning and state-of-the-art supernova nucleosynthesis has helped researchers find that the...