Exoplanets

Image Reveals First Ever Look At 2 Exoplanets Rotating Around A Sun-Like Star

Captured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, the image shows a star and two gas giants roughly 300 light-years away.
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‘Goodnight, Kepler’: NASA’s Planet-Hunting Telescope Has Finally Run Out Of Fuel

Rest in space, Kepler.
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Are These Rocky Worlds Where We'll Find Alien Life?

No one has found E.T. yet, but we may be getting closer.
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Scientists Discover Bizarre World With Three Suns, 300-Year Seasons

Eat your heart out, Tatooine!
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Alien Civilizations May Number In The Trillions, New Study Says

"We really do know that pretty much every star in the sky hosts at least one planet," says astronomer Adam Frank.
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Astronomers Find 3 'Temperate' Planets That May Support Life

The Earth-like planets are the first ones found orbiting an ultracool dwarf star.
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This Is The 'Most Eccentric' Planet Yet Known

“It is a fascinating object!”
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Venus-Like Planet Sheds New Light On Alien Atmospheres

"This planet is going to be a favorite target of astronomers for years to come."
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How Exploring Space Led One Of NASA's Top Scientists To Worry About Climate Change

With all the planets that may support life, why haven't we heard from any?
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NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Earth's 'Cousin'

The new planet is the most like Earth of any discovered so far
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