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Giant space telescope could detect hints ot life on exoplanets

Posted in Hardware on 2nd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The telescope would be capable of analyzing the light from planets the size of the Earth in orbit around other nearby stars.

Newly discovered planet is the most Earth-like yet, scientists say

Posted in Science on 1st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Astronomers said the planet orbits a red giant star thats just far enough away to reasonably support life (aka the habitable zone).

Students will send time capsule to Mars

Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

A group of students want to greet the first Mars human colonists with a time capsule by collecting photos, videos, audio clips, and messages to send to the planet by 2017.

There should be at least two larger than Earth size planets beyond Pluto

Posted in Science on 15th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Two supersized planets could lurk in the outer reaches of our solar system.

'Godzilla of Earths' identified

Posted in Science on 4th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

There is a new class of planet out there that astronomers are calling the "mega-Earth".