Extrasolar Planets
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Do Aliens Go Invisible by 'Going Green'?
Posted by Ray Villard Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:17 AM ET | 0
One solution to the Fermi Paradox is that there are "green aliens" that have reached a Utopian state of being in balance with nature by not generating waste products -- and are therefore undetectable. Read more
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11 New Alien Solar Systems Crammed with Exoplanets
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Jan 26, 2012 03:57 PM ET | 0
The number of known multi-planetary star systems has just tripled. Read more
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Any Exoplanet Possible in a 'Compulsive' Universe
Posted by Ray Villard Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:29 PM ET | 0
The types of planets and planetary systems out there are so varied that just about anything is possible in a "compulsive" universe. Read more
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Say Hello to the 'Oozing' Exoplanet
Posted by Ian O'Neill Sat Jan 14, 2012 06:58 PM ET | 0
There's a veritable menagerie of alien worlds out there, and astronomers may have spotted the weirdest yet: An exoplanet that 'oozes.' Read more
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The Google+ Space Hangout Returns!
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Jan 13, 2012 03:20 PM ET | 0
Week 2 of the Google+ Space Hangout was a great success, discussing everything from dark matter to exoplanets. Watch it now! Read more
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'Saturn on Steroids' Exoplanet Discovered?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:04 PM ET | 0
Have astronomers spotted Saturn's twin (plus rings) orbiting a star 420 light-years away? Read more
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Kepler Spots Tiniest Trio of Exoplanets
Posted by Jason Major Wed Jan 11, 2012 05:38 PM ET | 0
Astronomers have announced the smallest planets yet discovered outside of our solar system, closely orbiting a dim red dwarf star 130 light-years away. Read more
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Milky Way Crammed With 100 Billion Alien Worlds?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Jan 11, 2012 01:00 PM ET | 0
Using a method known as "microlensing," astronomers have estimated the number of exoplanets that may exist in our galaxy. Read more
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Watching Alien Sunsets on Exoplanets
Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Jan 9, 2012 05:55 PM ET | 0
You may be familiar with science fiction renderings of alien sunsets, but what would a real exoplanetary sunset look like? Read more
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Kepler's SETI Project Detects First Signals
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Jan 6, 2012 02:34 PM ET | 0
The search for alien signals on Kepler's exoplanets has turned up its first results -- sadly, the signals are not alien. Read more
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First Four Exoplanets of 2012 Discovered
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Jan 4, 2012 12:20 PM ET | 0
Only four days into the New Year and the first four exoplanets of 2012 have been spotted orbiting four distant stars. Read more
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Where Would Earth-like Planets Find Water?
Posted by Ray Villard Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:37 PM ET | 0
We don't know how Earth got tanked-up with its water supply, so how could we guess what's happening on worlds thousands of light-years away? Read more
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Reader's Choice: Favorite Space Story of 2011
Posted Tue Dec 27, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0
The last 12 months have been busy with incredible space discoveries -- what was YOUR favorite story? Read more
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Planets May Have Survived Star's Death
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Dec 21, 2011 01:00 PM ET | 0
Two Earth-sized worlds are seen orbiting a burned-out star, defying theories about the ultimate fate of planets. Read more
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Big Question for 2012: Will We Find Earth 2.0?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Dec 21, 2011 05:28 AM ET | 0
Kepler has spotted small worlds orbiting close to their stars and other worlds orbiting inside habitable zones -- when will the discovery of a bona fide Earth-like exoplanet be announced? Read more
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