GRAIL Spacecraft Takes Shape
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers have conducted a fuel tank check of one of NASA's GRAIL mission spacecraft, scheduled for launch in 2011.
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2010
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Detector technology could help NASA find Earth-like exoplanets
The hunt is on for Earth-like planets outside of our solar system. Since the 1990s, astronomers have detected more than 450 extrasolar planets -- mostly large Jupiter-sized bodies -- around nearby stars. Advances in technology ...
Astronomy
Jul 22, 2010
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Watery, rocky planets may be common in the Milky Way
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of astronomers have discovered compelling evidence that rocky planets are commonplace in our Galaxy. Leicester University scientist and lead researcher Dr Jay Farihi surveyed white dwarfs, ...
Astronomy
Apr 13, 2010
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First Earth-like planet spotted outside solar system likely a volcanic wasteland
(PhysOrg.com) -- When scientists confirmed in October that they had detected the first rocky planet outside our solar system, it advanced the longtime quest to find an Earth-like planet hospitable to life. The rocky planet ...
Astronomy
Jan 6, 2010
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Superior Super Earths
Super Earths are named for their size, but these planets - which range from about 2 to 10 Earth masses - could be superior to the Earth when it comes to sustaining life. They could also provide an answer to the ‘Fermi Paradox’: ...
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2009
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3 Questions: Sara Seager on searching for Earth-like planets
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT planetary scientist Sara Seager has been studying exoplanets — planets circling stars other than the sun — for many years.
Astronomy
Nov 23, 2009
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Building Planet Earth
A new study shows how rocky planets are formed from the manic swirl of gas and dust that surround a young star, and determines what chemical building blocks are used to construct the planets. Understanding the dynamics and ...
Astronomy
Oct 22, 2009
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Astronomers do it Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where ...
Astronomy
Oct 20, 2009
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Researcher hunts for new planets, seeking clues on solar system's origin
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Cornell assistant professor of astronomy works on instrumentation that searches the night skies for planets outside our solar system, called extrasolar planets.
Astronomy
Oct 13, 2009
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Kepler and the Search for Life in Our Galaxy
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are so many stars in our galaxy that even if planets with complex life (animals and plants) are rare - say one for every billion stars - there could still be dozens here in the Milky Way. But we are ...
Astronomy
Sep 15, 2009
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