Lots of Tatooine-like planets around binary stars may be habitable
SEATTLE — Luke Skywalker’s home planet in Star Wars is the stuff of science fiction. But Tatooine-like planets in orbit around pairs of stars might…
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Another Earth-size exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of nearby star
NASA’s planet-hunting telescope, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has discovered a second Earth-size planet within the habitable zone of a…
NASA mission spots 2nd Earth-size world within ‘habitable zone’
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Washington, January 11
NASA mission has discovered a second Earth-sized, rocky planet within the…
ESPRESSO and CARMENES discover two potentially habitable exo-Earths around a star near the sun…
An international scientific team led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has discovered the presence of two planets with…
Super-Earth skimming habitable zone of red dwarf
A super-Earth planet has been found near the habitable zone of a red dwarf star only 37 light-years from the Earth. This is the first discovery by a new…
NASA Launches First of Three Rockets to Investigate Alpha Centauri, Study Habitable Star Conditions
NASA recently launched the first of three rockets headed to the stars Alpha Centauri A and B — the two stars closest to our solar system. Launched from…
NASA Launches First of Three Rockets to Study Habitable Star Conditions
NASA recently launched the first of three rockets headed to the stars Alpha Centauri A and B — the two stars closest to our solar system. Launched from…
Alien Planets Had Habitable Conditions for Billions of Years: Study
In the quest to find habitable exoplanets that can host life like Earth, liquid water has played a key role in indicating the possibility of life. While…
Astronomers Locate “Super Earth” Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone of Its Host Star
In a recent discovery, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet or a super-Earth that is four times the size of our planet. The exoplanet named Ross 508 b…
“Super Earth” Exoplanet Located in Habitable Zone of Host Star
In a recent discovery, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet or a super-Earth that is four times the size of our planet. The exoplanet named Ross 508 b…