Puffy planet poses pretty puzzle
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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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Is this newly discovered feeble point of light the long-sought bona-fide image of an exoplanet? A research paper by an international team of astronomers provides sound arguments in favor, but the definitive answer is now awaiting further observations.
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Astronomers have found what they say is the best evidence yet for water, or at least steam, in the atmosphere of a planet around another star.
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Giant planets and broad bands of dust swirl around seven distant stars in new images captured by two NASA telescopes, both built partly in Colorado.
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STUNNING images have captured what astronomers call &quot;the graceful interactions of a galactic ballet, played out on a stage some 300 million light years away&quot;.
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Composite postcard from Saturnian moon
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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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The surface of one of the brightest stars in the night sky is imaged by scientists.
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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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SAN DIEGO&nbsp;-- Astronomers are highly confident that they've taken the first photograph of a planet outside our solar system.
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In this artist&#39;s concept released by NASA, a ring of dusty debris is seen around a star. NASA&#39;s Spitzer Space Telescope found rings of dust around planet-bearing stars, an important confirmation of theories
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10 billion years old Italian astronomers have detected a planet that survived the red giant expansion of its home star. The researchers say that the discovery could be a sneak peek at the fate that awaits the Earth, some four or five billion years from now.â¦
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The whitest place on Earth could be the coolest place on the planet for astronomy.
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A small new found object, temporarily designated S/2004 S 3, has been seen orbiting Saturn&#39;s outer F ring. The tiny object, seen in this movie centered in a green box, orbits the planet at a distance of approximately
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Another day, another gas giant Astronomers have found an extrasolar planet that is perfectly positioned to allow a decent analysis of its atmosphere.â¦
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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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European scientists have found a planet circling a distant star that could be home to life. The planet, the first detected so far that is enough like Earth for life to develop, orbits a star called mu Arae in the southern constellation Altar.