Distant Planets: Warm, Weird, Waterless
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  WASHINGTON - The first "sniffs of air" of two huge far-away planets reveal that they seem to be missing water, a surprising finding amid weather unlike any planets in our solar system with blast furnace-like gusts amid supersonic winds.
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Aliens' TV preferences could spark interstellar invasion Top British boffins are convinced that evidence of alien life will soon be discovered outside the solar system.â¦
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WASHINGTON - Astronomers in the US say they&#39;ve discovered a new class of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. The two &quot;exoplanets&quot; are small compared to earlier finds.
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Astronomers in Europe and the United States have found two new planets about 20 times the size of Earth beyond the solar system. The discovery might be a giant leap forward in
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In a solar system thousands of light years away, a star about half the size of our sun is being orbited by two planets that seem like smaller versions of Jupiter and Saturn, astronomers report
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To celebrate the hardware completion of the next orbiter to Venus, the European team of scientists hope toasting to a toasty planet will broaden astrobiology's view of our neighbor. Because on the surface, Venus is hot enough to melt lead...
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Imagine our sun snatching an alien planet from another solar system, four billion years ago. A team of scientists, including a Utah physicist, say it&#39;s a possibility based on a wild new simulation.
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Squashed, fast and cool Scientists have taken the first ever pictures of the surface of an alien Sol-like sun.â¦
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Two separate teams of astronomers find Neptune-size planets beyond our solar system. Earth-like planets are just around the corner, they say. By Amit Asaravala.
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Rocky planets with conditions suitable for life may be more common than previously thought, a study finds
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In a discovery that has left one expert stunned, European astronomers have    found one of the smallest planets known outside our solar system, a world about    14 times the mass of our own around a star much like the Sun.
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British researchers detect water in atmosphere of planet that circles star far beyond our solar system.
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European scientists have discovered what they describe as the smallest Earth-like planet orbiting a star outside our Solar System.
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As winter begins, the early morning sky is loaded with planets. Some are unmistakably bright, but a few will require some sleuthing.
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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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That object up there isn't a star after all; it's a planet. Now then, what should we call it? Compiled by Tony Long.
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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