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Rare transit of Venus to be visible 5-6 June

Venus will cross the face of the Sun on 5-6 June, a rare occurrence that will not be seen again for ...

9 exoplanets ‘may be orbiting Solar System’s twin’

HD 10180 is a yellow dwarf star very much like the sun, so this discovery has drawn many parallels w...

Alien planets would have leap years too: Scientists

Alien planets would likely have a leap year too similar to the 366-day year that comes in every four...

‘Oozing’ exoplanet may be the weirdest discovery

Astronomers may have spotted an exoplanet that ‘oozes’ supercritical liquid – thanks to NASA’s Spitz...

How sun sets in an alien world

Scientists have thrown light on how sunsets on exoplanets would look like.

1st 4 exoplanets spotted orbiting 4 distant stars

First four exoplanets of 2012 have been spotted orbiting four distant stars merely four days into th...

Earth-like planets feature in new survey

Tired of life on Earth? There may be other options, according to a catalog released today of planets...

NASA confirms `super-Earth` that could hold life

In another step toward finding Earth-like planets that may hold life, NASA has said the Kepler space...

Invisible alien planet discovered

Kepler-19b and Kepler-19c, were detected by NASA`s Kepler space telescope.

Exoplanet Gliese 581d may host life: Scientists

The planet `Gliese 581d` is located at the colder outer edge of the "Goldilocks zone".

Nano-satellite to search for alien life

At just 10 cm wide & 30 cm long, the nano-satellite will search for `Exoplanets` beyond solar system...

Astronomers unveil `super-exotic` exoplanet

An exoplanet is a planet outside the solar system.

Exoplanets with two suns sprout black plants: Study

Exoplanets with 2 suns may have trees, shrubs that are black, grey instead of the more familiar gree...

Hot Jupiter exoplanet discovery sheds light on planetary systems

New findings suggest that the discovery of a hot Jupiter exoplanet that transfers orbital momentum t...

Indian scientist finds diamond planet

An Indian scientist has discovered a carbon-rich planet about 1200 light years away from earth.

Strange ``hot spot`` seen on distant exoplanet

A warm spot has been seen in the atmosphere of a ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet.

Astronomers take pictures of exoplanets

By using a small telescope, astronomers took a picture of three small planets orbiting a star outsid...

Astronomers found nine new planets

Astronomers have discovered nine new planets—a feat that challenges the reigning theory of the forma...

Newly discovered exoplanet may have water

Scientists have suggested that the newly discovered planet Corot-9b is temperate enough to allow the...

Scientists identify gas on exoplanet from Earth

For the first time, astronomers have studied the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system.

Second smallest exoplanet spotted

Astronomers have spotted an extrasolar planet with a mass just four times that of Earth.

Smallest exoplanet was a gas giant like Saturn: Scientists

Corot-7b, the smallest-known planet outside our solar system, probably was a Saturn-sized "gas giant...

Glitter on exoplanets may indicate life

With the help of two new videos from NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft, it has been revealed that bright...

Five exoplanets identified by Kepler space telescope: NASA

Five new exoplanets -- earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars -- have been dis...

Proposed exoplanet may not exist after all

If a new research is to be believed, a proposed exoplanet near a star some 6 parsecs from Earth may ...

Electronic glitch to halt NASA’s planet hunting mission

NASA’s Kepler mission, which would search for planets around other stars, is unlikely to detect any ...

Earth-sized moons may orbit around ``hot Jupiters``

In a new study, scientists have determined that giant gas planets like Jupiter, which orbit close to...

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