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Even 11+ Billion-Year-Old Stars Have Earth-Like Planets

Posted in Science on 1st Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

A clear indication that such planets have formed in the Milky Way long before the Earth.

Astronomers spot first-generation stars, made from the big bang

Posted in Featured, Science on 18th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Made of essentially only hydrogen and helium, these population III stars are predicted to be enormous in size and to live fast and die young.

How Planet Hunters are Going to Find the Next Earth With Space Telescopes

Posted in Science on 18th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Twenty years ago, discovering another Earth sounded like a science fictional dream. But astronomers now believe we might do just that.

Powerful new radio telescope array monitors the entire sky 24/7 in real time

Posted in Hardware on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new telescope array can image the entire sky, helping astronomers to search for objects that pulse, flicker, flare, or explode.

Complex organic molecules discovered in infant star system

Posted in Featured, Science on 10th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Hints that prebiotic organic chemistry is universal.