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Scientists predict Earth-like planets around most stars

Posted in Science on 5th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Planetary scientists have calculated that there are hundreds of billions of Earth-like planets in our galaxy which might support life.

Ancient star system reveals Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe

Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

At 11.2 billion years old, it proves that such planets have formed throughout the history of the Universe.

Mysterious cosmic burst of radio waves detected

Posted in Featured, Science on 21st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

The burst could have hurled out as much energy in a few milliseconds as the Sun does in an entire day.

'Alien Earth' is among eight new far-off planets

Posted in Science on 7th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

One of eight new planets spied in distant solar systems has usurped the title of 'most Earth-like alien world', astronomers have said.

Simulation creates a universe with galaxies like the real deal

Posted in Software on 31st Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

Astronomers have created a simulation of the universe that includes realistic galaxies enabling better research into how the cosmos evolved over the past 14 billion years.