Telescope spies newborn planet
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Astronomers discover a newborn planet in a solar system that is still in the process of forming.
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RoboNet-1.0, an automatically controlled series of telescopes, has two prime directives: search the heavens for the next big flash and spot an Earth-like planet that could hold intelligent life. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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A group of European-led astronomers has made a photograph of what appears to be a planet orbiting another star. If so, it would be the first confirmed picture of a world beyond our solar system.
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A team of American astronomers have for the first time analysed the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system by measuring its infrared emissions, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Scientists have gotten their best look ever at the composition of planets outside our solar system, but were more surprised by what they didn't see than what they did see.
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A new extra-solar planet has been identified orbiting a star 500 light years from our solar system. The discovery was made by a team using a four-inch diameter telescope to make their observations - a size
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WASHINGTON - Astronomers have used a network of small telescopes to discover a planet circling a far-off star. &quot;This discovery demonstrates that even humble telescopes can make huge contributions to planet
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Astronomers have found the latest planet in another solar system â-r &quot;exoplanet&quot; â -ng telescopes no bigger than those you might find at a garage sale.
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A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, according to scientists.
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Astronomers  have spotted a planet that has survived the massive ballooning of its parent  star, providing the first optimistic evidence for the long-term survival of  Earth.
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Astronomers find a strange new world that has them pondering again the essential properties of a planet.
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NASA's infrared eyes are probing the beginnings of both stars and planets.  In two separate observations, the Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered the warm glow from a possible stellar infant and an icy disk where planets may one-day form.
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A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, scientists said.
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The mysterious origins of cosmic rays that slam into the Earth's atmosphere could soon be revealed, thanks to a better ground-based sensor that costs less than balloons or satellites.
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Astronomers on Wednesday announced they had spotted the first planet beyond the Solar System that has water, the precious ingredient for life.
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Scientists unveil a revolutionary camera capable of peering into the farthest reaches of deep space.
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The first direct image of a planet circling another star may have been obtained by a US-European team of astronomers.