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GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging
Posted in Science on 17th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
The GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made the first direct observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry.
UV-drenched exoplanets might still host life after all
Posted in Science on 10th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Whether or not there's life beyond Earth is one of the most profound questions we can ask, and nearby exoplanets are among the best places to start looking. Unfortunately, some of the most likely candidates are bathed in apparently-lethal levels of radiation.
Google and university researchers are using deep learning to discover exoplanets
Posted in Science on 27th Mar, 2019
by Alex Muller
Researchers from Google and multiple universities have discovered two new exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) using a convolutional neural network dubbed AstroNet K2
SpaceX Starlink Mars Plans Will Become Unstoppable Within 4 Years
Posted in Hardware on 21st Dec, 2018
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk will not change his mind about his Mars plans.
Mars Insight Lander Will Drill Into Mars and Test for Marsquakes
Posted in Science on 28th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller
NASA's InSight Mars lander has successfully landed on Mars.