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Five Planet System with Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Yet
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/18/13 |
| Astronomers have identified a small, probably rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. The planet orbits in its host star's habitable zone and circles the star in 267.3 (Earth) days. |
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The IAU Weighs in on Naming Planets
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/16/13 |
| In the light of recent events, where the possibility of buying the rights to name exoplanets has been advertised, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) wishes to inform the public that such schemes have no bearing on the official naming process. |
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The 'Habitable Edge' of Exomoons
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| Topic: New Planets |
03/04/13 |
| Exomoons -- moons of alien planets -- have many hurdles to habitability, such as eclipses and tidal heating, that are different from the planets they orbit. |
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The Birth of a Gas Giant Planet?
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| Topic: New Planets |
02/28/13 |
| Astronomers have obtained what is likely the first direct observation of a forming planet still embedded in a thick disc of gas and dust. |
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Kepler Mission Discovers Small Planetary System
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| Topic: New Planets |
02/22/13 |
| Astronomers have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our Sun. The planet, Kepler-37b, is smaller than Mercury and only slightly larger than the Moon. |
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Earth-Like Planets are Right Next Door
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| Topic: New Planets |
02/06/13 |
| Astronomers have reanalyzed data from Kepler and determined that many red dwarf stars are smaller and cooler than previously thought. They have also identified 95 planetary candidates orbiting these stars, with three that could be warm and Earth-sized. They estimate that six percent of all red dwarf stars could host Earth-like worlds. |
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The Origin and Maintenance of a Retrograde Planet
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/25/13 |
| Astronomers have revealed new details about the HAT-P-7 planetary system. The study includes the discovery of a companion star and the confirmation of a new giant planet that orbits outside of the retrograde planet HAT-P-7b. |
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A Rogue Planetary Orbit for Fomalhaut B
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/13/13 |
| New observations of the dusty disk and mysterious planet circling the star Fomalhaut may provide evidence for a shocking planetary disruption in the system. |
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