Precursor of Life Molecules Found Around Star
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Astronomers have found the first signature of complex organic molecules in the dust cloud around a distant star, suggesting that these building blocks of life may be a common feature of planetary systems.
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By RICK CALLAHAN   Associated Press writer  OMEGA, Ind. -- Take a walk on a clear, dark night far from city lights and be prepared to be awed by a sky blanketed with stars of various magnitudes, the Milky Way's wispy arm and brilliant planets.
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Observing the image of a faint object that lies close to a star is a demanding task as the object is generally hidden in the glare of the star. Characterising this object, by taking spectra, is an even harder challenge.
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Washington - A new class of planets has been found orbiting stars besides our sun, in a possible giant leap forward in the search for Earth-like planets that might harbour life.
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With the help of a modified backyard telescope, astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting another star. It is the first extrasolar world found with such modest equipment.
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Astronomers describe a planet orbiting a star near the end of its life - a vision, perhaps, of Earth's future.
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It's raining organic molecules Scientists have found evidence that the seeds of life may indeed have fallen from the sky.â¦
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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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By J. Craig Anderson, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Dec. 7--A Mars exploration team with strong ties to Arizona has uncovered the strongest visual evidence to date that water -- the most crucial substance for sustaining life -- is present on the Red Planet.
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Scientists in California have uncovered the best evidence yet that cosmic dust in the early universe mostly came from the explosions of giant stars.
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Recent analyses of ESAÃ¢ÂÂs Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result provides important new hints to evaluate the hypothesis of present life on the Red Planet.
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A pair of miniscule meteorite grains has helped astronomers settle a long-running debate on the origins of space dust belched out by dying stars.
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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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An object smaller than Pluto has been discovered orbiting a dying star in what astronomers said Monday resembles a pint-sized version of our solar system.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NASA's Spitzer Telescope recently utilized technology developed by Goodrich Corporation  to capture enough light from planets outside our solar system to identify the molecular make-up of the planets' atmospheres.
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Astronomers spot a space oddity in Earth's neighbourhood: a dead star with unusual characteristics.
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Astrophysicists find a star-like object with a surface temperature just one tenth that of the Sun.