Astronomers Chih-Hao Li and David Phillips of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics want to rediscover Venus—that familiar, nearby planet stargazers can see with the naked eye much of the year.
Astronomy
Oct 13, 2014
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When we look at the Solar System, what clues show us how it formed? We can see pieces of its formation in asteroids, comets and other small bodies that cluster on the fringes of our neighborhood (and sometimes, fly closer ...
Astronomy
Sep 8, 2014
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An international team of scientists led by a Clemson University astrophysicist has discovered new evidence that planets are forming around a star about 335 light years from Earth.
Astronomy
Sep 4, 2014
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Barely 30 years ago, the only planets astronomers had found were located right here in our own solar system. The Milky Way is chock-full of stars, millions of them similar to our own sun. Yet the tally of known worlds in ...
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2014
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made an important step in the race to discover whether other planets could develop and sustain life.
Astronomy
Jul 20, 2014
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Set to launch in 2017, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will monitor more than half a million stars over its two-year mission, with a focus on the smallest, brightest stellar objects.
Astronomy
Jul 15, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Defining what makes a star "Sun-like" is as difficult as defining what makes a planet "Earth-like." A solar twin should have a temperature, mass, and spectral type similar to our Sun. We also would expect it ...
Astronomy
Jul 10, 2014
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In June, the popular press went wild. A planet had been discovered that was so much like Earth it was heralded as our best bet for supporting life. Positioned 16 light years away, Gliese (or GJ) 832c was a mere hop from home ...
Astronomy
Jul 10, 2014
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Life as we know it on Earth is linked to our star, the Sun, which provides our planet with just the right amount of heat and energy for liquid water to be stable in our lakes, rivers and oceans. However, as the Sun ages, ...
Astronomy
Jul 4, 2014
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To find a nearby exoplanet similar to Earth is the hope and the challenge. Even for Gliese 832c – a possible super-Earth only 16 light years away – discovering how comparable it is to our home planet is super-tricky. ...
Astronomy
Jul 3, 2014
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