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New Planets
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Doubt Cast on Existence of Habitable Alien World
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| Topic: New Planets |
10/12/10 |
| Last month, astronomers announced the discovery of the first potentially habitable extrasolar planet. But at an astronomy meeting this week, doubts were raised about whether this new planet really exists. |
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Backward Orbit in a Binary System
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| Topic: New Planets |
10/03/10 |
| A new study could broaden the search for planets in other solar systems by changing the way we think about orbiting bodies. The findings could increase the opportunities for the discovery of new planets. |
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First Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Found
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| Topic: New Planets |
09/30/10 |
| A team of scientists has announced the
discovery of a planet with three times the mass of Earth orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it in the middle of the star´s "habitable zone." This is the first Earth-like planet found in another solar system that could have the conditions necessary for life as we know it |
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Potassium Planets
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| Topic: New Planets |
09/03/10 |
| Astronomers have discovered the element potassium in the atmosphere of a planet about 190 light years from Earth. Identifying elements necessary for life in the atmospheres of exoplanets could one day help astrobiologists identify habitable worlds beyond our solar system. |
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A Dusty, Cloudy ExoPlanet
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| Topic: New Planets |
09/01/10 |
| Astronomers have measured the temperature of a young gas-giant planet and found that its atmosphere is unlike that of any previously studied extrasolar planet. Such observations help astrobiologists understand the properties of extrasolar planets and will aid in the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system. |
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Kepler's Transit Trio
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| Topic: New Planets |
08/27/10 |
| Astronomers have discovered two Saturn-sized planets and one likely Earth-sized planet transiting the star 'Kepler 9'. It is the first confirmed system with more than one planet transiting the same star. The researchers believe that system may be one of the best locations for studying how planets form and how planetary systems evolve. |
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Seven-Planet System Discovered
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| Topic: New Planets |
08/26/10 |
| Astronomers have discovered a distant solar system containing up to seven planets orbiting a Sun-like star. One of the planets may have the lowest mass of any extrasolar planet discovered thus far. The discovery is a further step toward identifying habitable worlds around distant stars. |
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Hot Planet with a Comet's Tail
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| Topic: New Planets |
07/17/10 |
| Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a gas giant planet, named HD 209458b, that is orbiting so close to its star that its heated atmosphere is escaping into space. Studying the 'cometary planet' can provide new information about the evolution of planets and the variety of worlds that exist beyond our solar system. |
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A New Way to Find Earths
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| Topic: New Planets |
07/09/10 |
| Astronomers have used a completely new technique to find an exotic extrasolar planet. The same approach might even be sensitive enough to find planets as small as the Earth in orbit around distant stars. |
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First Directly Imaged Planet Confirmed Orbiting Sun-Like Star
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| Topic: New Planets |
06/30/10 |
| Astronomers have confirmed that the first directly observed extrasolar planet is orbiting a sun-like star. The planet is adding to our knowledge of how planetary systems form and can help astrobiologists better understand where to search for habitable worlds around distant stars. |
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