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Astronomers find planets stripped bare by their host stars' radiation
Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of planets that have had their atmospheres stripped away by their host stars.
China is working on an incredible space telescope
Posted in Hardware on 12th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
The space telescope would have a 2+ meter diameter lens with a field of view 300 times that of the Hubble, while maintaining the same level of image resolution.
Astronomers identify trick to root out false-positives in the search for life
Posted in Science on 6th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scenarios in which the detection of oxygen in the atmosphere of exoplanets would not represent the presence of extraterrestrial life.
NASA is getting serious about the next big space telescope
Posted in Science on 19th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
With a view 100 times larger than Hubble's, the WFIRST scope could discover thousands of exoplanets and millions of galaxies
DIAS teams up with Japan for space telescope mission
Posted in Featured, Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has teamed up with the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) to launch a new powerful space telescope into orbit.