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Elements of ExoPlanets
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| Topic: New Planets |
02/02/12 |
| By looking at the wavelengths of light from nearby stars, researchers have determined the abundance of certain elements for more than a hundred stars. Trace elements in such stars may influence their habitable zones, where planets with life might dwell. |
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How Well Can Astronomers Study Exoplanet Atmospheres?
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| Topic: New Planets |
02/01/12 |
| Exoplanets are now being discovered at pace, and some have been described as "Earth-Like." These claims are often based on the distance between the exoplanet and its host star. Unfortunately, this distance isn't all that makes a planet habitable. |
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Kepler Confirms 26 ExoPlanets in 11 Solar Systems
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/27/12 |
| NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. The discoveries nearly double the number of verified planets and provide new data in the search for habitable, extrasolar worlds. |
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Kepler Finds that Two-Star Planetary Systems are Common
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/15/12 |
| Astronomers announced the discovery of two new transiting “circumbinary” planet systems -- planets that orbit two stars. The study provides new information about the diversity of worlds that exist in the Universe. |
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Kepler Mission Finds Three Smallest ExoPlanets
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/14/12 |
| With data from Kepler, astronomers have discovered the three smallest known planets orbiting a distant star. All three planets are thought to be rocky like Earth, and the smallest is roughly the size of Mars. |
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Plentiful Planet Population
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/13/12 |
| New research indicates that planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception in our galaxy. If planets are common in the Milky Way, it could increase the likelihood that habitable worlds exist somewhere beyond our own solar system. |
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Signs of Planets in Dusty Ring
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/06/12 |
| With help from the Subaru telescope, researchers are gaining a new understanding of the links between dusty disks and planet formation. The data could aid in the search for new worlds around distant stars. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: Kepler's Haul of Multiple-Planet Systems
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/01/12 |
| Astrobiology Magazine is highlighting the top 10 stories of 2011. At number two, within just four months of data from NASA's Kepler mission, astronomers find evidence for more than 1,200 planetary candidates. Of those, 408 reside in systems with two or more planets. (Originally published 05/24/2011) |
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