Researchers identify 121 giant planets that may have habitable moons
We've all heard about the search for life on other planets, but what about looking on other moons?
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Introducing Earth's bigger, older brother: planet Kapteyn b (w/ Video)
We now know of a potentially habitable planet five times the size of Earth that has existed for more than twice as long.
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Jun 14, 2014
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What if extraterrestrial observers called, but nobody heard?
As scientists step up their search for other life in the universe, two astrophysicists are proposing a way to make sure we don't miss the signal if extraterrestrial observers try to contact us first.
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Mar 1, 2016
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13 light years away: Earth-like planets are right next door
Using publicly available data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have found that six percent of red dwarf stars have habitable, Earth-sized planets. Since ...
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Feb 6, 2013
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Could more of Earth's surface host life? Jupiter's orbit shape plays key, overlooked role on Earth
Of all known planets, Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be—or is it? If Jupiter's orbit changes, a new study shows Earth could be more hospitable than it is today.
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Dark matter could provide heat for starless planets
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent paper posted at arXiv.org and submitted to Astrophysical Journal, Dan Hooper and Jason Steffen, physicists at Fermilab in Illinois, present the theory that cold and dark planets, not heated by ...
Size of raindrops can help identify potentially habitable planets outside our solar system
One day, humankind may step foot on another habitable planet. That planet may look very different from Earth, but one thing will feel familiar—the rain.
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Omega Centauri unlikely to harbor life
Searching for life in the vast universe is an overwhelming task, but scientists can cross one place off their list.
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Aug 9, 2018
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New planet detected around star closest to the sun
A team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System. This candidate ...
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Rotation of planets influences habitability
There are currently almost 2,000 extrasolar planets known to us, but most are inhospitable gas giants. Thanks to NASA's Kepler mission, a handful of smaller, rockier planets have been discovered within the habitable zones ...
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