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Astronomy

Heroes of Space: William Borucki

He persisted with the idea that we could detect extrasolar planets and was proved right

FutureTech

New Worlds mission: Hunting for alien life using a starshade

By putting a huge umbrella into space, we could come closer to finding extraterrestrial life

Deep Space

Follow the glow to find life in the cosmos

Stellar flares could reveal the fluorescent glow of a planet’s biosphere, a key component for life to develop

Space Exploration

TESS Update: Spacecraft discovers planet ‘missing from our Solar System’

Launched in 2018, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, has found three new worlds around a neighbouring star

Deep Space

Astronomers explore the hypothetical world of exomoon expulsion

Moons ejected from orbits around gas giant exoplanets could explain several astronomical mysteries, an international team of astronomers suggests

Deep Space

Two young exoplanets have been seen clearing a path through its protoplanetary disk

The two exoplanets in the PDS 70 system are sweeping up material as they go to sizes up to 17 times that of Jupiter

Deep Space

Earth’s unique magnetic field helped its habitability

A planet’s magnetic field can help shield it from cosmic rays, stellar winds and other harmful radiation

Deep Space

The curious case of over-tilting planets

Astronomers have took on the challenge of explaining why planets have unusual tilts and what it would mean for their physical features

Astronomy

Have a tour of exoplanets thanks to NASA’s new multimedia experiences

Enjoy the interactive experience of being on exoplanets such as 55 Cancri e, Kepler-16b, TRAPPIST-1e and more

Deep Space

NASA’s TESS spots its first exoplanets and supernovae

From its first data set, astronomers have already discovered new and exciting exoplanets and pivotal distance-measuring supernovae

Space Exploration

Tiny satellites could lead the way for huge next-generation telescopes

With the proposal for enormous space telescopes becoming more serious, engineers suggest using tiny satellites as ‘guide stars’ for any future telescope

Astronomy

Helium exoplanet found to be inflated like a balloon

Astronomers have discovered a distant planet with an abundance of helium in its atmosphere, which has swollen to resemble an inflated balloon

Space Exploration

Researchers say the next exploration mission should be to an exoplanet

This new report states that NASA’s next mission to be to directly study Earth-like exoplanets, as we know so little about other planetary systems

Deep Space

New stellar database created for exoplanet exploration

The Hypatia Catalog has data on thousands of stars, and hundreds of exoplanets, that have been observed over 35 years

Astronomy

Plate tectonics are not essential to a planets habitability

Heat-producing elements are thought to be a better indication of a planet’s ability to sustain life

Deep Space

How close to the edge of a galaxy can planets exist?

Is there such a thing as a ‘galactic habitable zone’?

Deep Space

Astronomers present new scale to rate trustworthiness of ‘alien news’

If you see a story about extraterrestrial intelligence on TV or online, how excited should you be?

Deep Space

Two exoplanets are more Earth-like than previously thought

New research into spin dynamics suggests these Earth-like exoplanets have regular seasons and stable climates

Space Exploration

Kepler finds 80 exoplanet candidates in astonishing record time

The haul includes a particular standout: a likely planet that orbits the star HD 73344, which would be the brightest planet host ever discovered by the mission

Deep Space

Potentially habitable super-Earth discovered 200-light-years away

Out of the 15 recently discovered exoplanets in this study, one super-Earth could potentially support liquid water

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