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New Planets
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Pulses to Find Planets
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| Topic: New Planets |
05/11/08 |
| A new ultrafast laser could increase the sensitivity of astronomical tools searching for Earth-like planets by as much as 100 fold. The new technology could be a major advancement in the search for habitable extrasolar worlds. |
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Laser Insight into Gas Giants
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| Topic: New Planets |
05/09/08 |
| Using a high-energy laser, scientists are learning about the evolution and internal structure of gas giant planets. The research will yield information about planets like Jupiter and Saturn as well as distant extrasolar worlds. |
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Catching the Glint of Water
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/26/08 |
| Using an optical space telescope and a mathematical method, astronomers are hoping to find Earth-like watery worlds around distant stars. Their technique may one day help astrobiologists discover another planet suitable for life as we know it. |
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A Dot in the Void
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/23/08 |
| Astronomers have constructed an image of material around the star AB Aurigae that appears to be coalescing into a celestial body. The finding will help scientists understand the early stages of planetary formation. |
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Earth-like Planet Found in Leo
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/10/08 |
| Scientists have discovered a potentially Earth-like planet around a star 30 light years away. At a size five times larger than Earth, it is the smallest extrasolar planet yet discovered. |
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Witnessing a Planet's Birth
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/05/08 |
| Astronomers have identified the youngest forming planet yet seen. The discovery is providing a window into the early stages of planet formation and may help in the search for distant, habitable worlds. |
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SuperWASP Nets 10 New Planets
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/03/08 |
| By watching for planets that transit in front of their host stars, the SuperWASP system has detected ten new extrasolar planets. SuperWASP data will help astronomers understand how habitable environments might form around distant stars. |
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Organics Found on Alien World
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| Topic: New Planets |
03/21/08 |
| Hubble has made the first detection of an organic molecule in an extrasolar planet. The breakthrough is an important step toward identifying signs of life on a planet outside our Solar System. |
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Watching Alpha Centauri
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| Topic: New Planets |
03/11/08 |
| Scientists have determined that one of the Solar System's closest stellar neighbors, Alpha Centauri, should harbor Earth-like planets. Knowing where to look for rocky planets is the first step in searching for habitable worlds around distant stars. |
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The Commonality of Earths
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| Topic: New Planets |
02/21/08 |
| Astronomers have discovered that terrestrial planets might form around most of the nearby, Sun-like stars in our galaxy. The finding has important implications in the search for habitable planets. |
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