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Temperate planet found in distant solar system
3-18-2010 |
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Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter sized exoplanet that resembles planets in our own solar system.
Habitable planet discovery "within four years"
1-10-2010 | 11
Astronomers say they are on the verge of discovering habitable Earth-like planets in orbit around distant stars.
The search for alien life is growing
12-29-2009 | 10
As we continue to scour the skies for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life and as the number of extrasolar planets...
Fluffy mystery at Solar System edge solved
12-26-2009 | 5
The two Voyager spacecraft have been careering out of the Solar System for 30 years having shed light on many of the mys...
Darwin theory to help find alien life
11-8-2009 | 4
Darwin's theory of evolution could prove vital in the search for alien life. NASA astrobiologists are using evolution as...
Alien worlds spotted outside our galaxy
11-5-2009 | 10
A University student has discovered evidence of extrasolar planets outside of our own galaxy, up until now scientists ha...
Robot armies 'will explore alien worlds'
10-28-2009 | 6
Scientists have said that in the future an army of robotic airships and satellites will visit distant worlds and command...
Scientists discover 32 new exoplanets
10-21-2009 | 3
Scientists have announced the discovery of 32 new extrasolar planets that exist around distant stars beyond our own Sola...
Hadron Collider could test hyperdrive
10-12-2009 | 9
The Large Hadron Collider could be used to test the principles behind hyperdrive populsion, a potential future technolog...
A new equation for life
9-19-2009 | 4
Astrobiologists are in the process of developing a new mathematical equation to determine how suitable other planets are...
Two worlds collide in deep space
8-12-2009 |
Astronomers have observed two distant planets that collided thousands of years ago in what would have been a catastrophi...
Kepler sees its first exoplanets
8-7-2009 | 2
The Kepler space telescope has discovered its first extrasolar planets. Collecting data on over 50,000 stars during its ...
Is Pluto a planet after all ?
7-30-2009 | 29
State governors in Illinois have declared that Pluto has been unfairly demoted to the category of 'dwarf planet', a sent...
A "one way trip" to the planets
7-22-2009 | 60
A senior NASA official has suggested that in the future volunteers may be wanted to undertake voyages to distant planets...
Microbe wakes up after 120,000 years
6-16-2009 | 14
Microbes locked within the ice in Greenland for 120,000 years have awoken, the new species of bacteria was found 2 miles...
Telescopes poised to spot air-breathing aliens
5-19-2009 | 2
The upcoming generation of space telescopes will for the first time be able to detect "biosignatures" in the light from ...
Possible Earth-like planets found
4-22-2009 | 19
Two new extrasolar planets have been discovered which appear to be similar to Earth, one is about the correct size and i...
SETI chief claims alien contact within 20 years
4-9-2009 | 13
The chief astronomer of SETI has claimed that mankind will make contact with an intelligent alien race within 20 years. ...
Hidden planet found in old Hubble data
4-3-2009 | 3
Astronomers have developed a new method for finding extrasolar planets in old Hubble Space Telescope images, the new str...
Finding twin Earths is harder than thought
3-24-2009 | 8
NASA's recently launched Kepler spacecraft is on a mission to find Earth-sized planets around distant stars, but once it...
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