Dr. Steve Howell explains why Kepler’s life is in the balance, but insists that our days of searching for exoplanets have only just begun.
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Black hole and red dwarf found orbiting each other at record speed
The identification of an odd-couple pairing of a black hole and a red dwarf star has set a new record for the fastest orbiting X-ray binary system.
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Herschel watches over cradle of youngest stars ever discovered
Wrapped up in a blanket of gas and dust, a nursery of the youngest stars ever seen have been uncovered by the Herschel Space Telescope.
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Will comet 2013 A1 smash into the Martian surface in October 2014?
Comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is set for a close encounter with the Red Planet in late 2014.
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Distance measurement to Large Magellanic Cloud more accurate than ever
The distance to a neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, has been measured much more accurately than ever before.
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Rare trio of quasars uncovered
Quasars might be rare, but a team of astronomers have hit the jackpot by uncovering three of these distant objects.
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Universe’s star-making occurred earlier than once thought, suggests ALMA
ALMA has not only found that star formation sprang into life earlier than once thought, it has also excitingly locked down the most distant detection of water.
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Third radiation belt discovered around Earth
NASA’s Van Allen Probes find a new radiation belt around our planet.
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Supermassive black hole’s relativistic spin rate measured for the first time
Two X-ray space observatories have teamed up to make the first measurement of a supermassive black hole’s spin.
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Very Large Telescope sees signs of planet birth in action
Could the disc of gas and dust surrounding a star 335 light years away be the construction yard for a planet?
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Living Earth-like planets could orbit dead stars, say experts
Could worlds brimming with life orbit the dead stars known as white dwarfs? A duo of theoretical scientists think it’s possible.
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Buzz Aldrin – We were not supposed to be the first men on the Moon
The second man on the Moon reveals exclusively to All About Space how Apollo 12, not Apollo 11, could have been the first manned lunar landing.
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Incredible footage of Russian meteor explosion
Hundreds of people have been injured by a meteor crashing in central Russia.
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Search for Life: All About Space issue 9 preview
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New asteroid mining company announces plans to conquer space rocks
Deep Space Industries has unveiled plans for a new robotic exploration fleet.
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