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Venus could be shifting gears

A spacecraft orbiting Venus has revealed that Earth’s cloud-covered neighbour is rotating a little s...

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How planets outside our solar system evolved

Scientists have found that molten magnesium silicate undergoes a phase change in the liquid state, a...

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Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars

Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially M...

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2 planets revolving around twin suns discovered

Together with Kepler-16, discovered a few months ago, there are now three such known systems in the ...

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Super-Earth discovered that supports life

Scientists have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star.

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Fourth potentially habitable planet discovered

International astronomers said today they have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside...

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Double celestial treat for sky gazers tomorrow

Sky gazers are in for a double celestial treat on the evening of the Republic Day as Venus and Moon ...

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Life spotted on Venus: Russian scientist

Several objects resembling living beings were detected on photographs taken by a Russian landing pro...

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Biodiversity crisis requires political will

Dealing with biodiversity crisis requires political will and it needs to be based on a solid scienti...

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Amateur stargazers discover new planet

Two amateur British astronomers say they have discovered a new planet which they want to be named af...

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‘Oozing’ exoplanet may be the weirdest discovery

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

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Saturn-like planet found eclipsing sun-like star

A Saturn-like ringed planet in the constellation Centaurus has been discovered orbiting a sun-like s...

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New molecule could help cool planet

A new molecule has been detected in the earth`s atmosphere which could help produce a cooling effect...

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2 Jupiter-sized planets discovered

Astronomers have discovered two new low-density planets called Kepler-34b and Kepler-35b orbiting a ...

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3 smallest planets outside solar system found

A team of astronomers has discovered the three smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our ...

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Astronomers see more planets than stars in galaxy

The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it is a crowded and crazy cosmos...

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How sun sets in an alien world

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

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Alien Earths may have two Suns

Astronomers should start hunting for planets like the Tatooine in the science fiction series "Star W...

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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...

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Is Jupiter becoming heartless?

Jupiter’s rocky centre is dissolving gradually, new calculations have suggested.

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NASA finds Earth-size planets outside solar system

Scientists have found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a star outside the solar system, an encouragi...

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Navigation system to pilot next Mars rover

Scientists are designing a self-controlled navigation system that will pilot the next Mars Rover wit...

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Last full lunar eclipse for 3 years this weekend

The last total lunar eclipse of the year is Saturday. And there won`t be another one for three years...

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Planets hold billion of tonnes of diamonds

Recent findings have revealed that some stars in the Milky Way could be harbouring carbon super eart...

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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...

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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...

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18 new Jupiter-like planets discovered

Using twin telescopes at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, astronomers have discovered 18 new Jupiter-...

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`New Earth-like planet may have water, life`

The exoplanet, called Gliese 581g, is located around 123 trillion miles away from Earth.

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First amateur image of another solar system captured

An astronomer in New Zealand claims to have captured the first amateur pictures of another solar sys...

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Most liveable ‘moons and planets’ revealed

Saturn’s moon Titan and the exoplanet Gliese 581g - thought to reside some 20.5 light-years away in ...

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Earth’s outer core ‘poor in oxygen’

Oxygen is the most abundant element in the planet, so it is not unreasonable to expect that it might...

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New NASA missions to probe how Mars turned hostile

NASA is set to launch two new missions to investigate how mars, which could have once harboured life...

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Moonless planets too can support life!

Contrary to what many scientists have made believe, planets don’t need large moons for a stable tilt...

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Solar system ejected giant planet to save Earth

Scientists believe that our solar system might have sacrificed a giant planet to protect the Earth.

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How red dwarfs could warm planets to sustain life

A new study has found how red dwarfs are likelier to support life than had been thought previously.

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Black holes surrounded by `dust clouds`

Fat doughnut-shaped dust shrouds that obscure about half of supermassive black holes could be the re...

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3 new planets and mystery object discovered

An international research team of astronomers have discovered three new planets- each orbiting its o...

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Tiny planet `Snow White` has water ice

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious little dwarf planet which they believe is covered in ice an...

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Coldest `brown dwarf` caught on lens

A new photograph of a planet-like companion that has been obtained is being claimed to be the coldes...

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Hawaii astronomer captures image of forming planet

Astronomers have captured the first direct image of a planet being born.

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Mars used to be warmer and wetter than it is now

US researchers have determined the surface temperature of early Mars for the first time, providing e...

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Astronomers discover 2 hidden alien planets

Astronomers have tracked two elusive extrasolar planets that went undetected in image data from NASA...

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1/3rd of sun-like stars have Earth like planets?

A mission launched in “search of habitable planets” by NASA has predicted that one-third of “sun-lik...

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Universe `bound by cosmic thread`

Planetary scientists claim to have discovered that the universe is bound by cosmic thread.

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Two new potential alein planets discovered

So called ‘citizen citizens’ have discovered two new potential planets that were previously shunned ...

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Star attacks planet with radiation

A nearby star is bombarding its companion planet with a barrage of X-rays, hundred thousand times mo...

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Hot new planet could be in habitable zone... barely

Astronomers believe they have found a second planet outside our solar system that seems to be in the...

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Invisible alien planet discovered

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

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Earth`s neighbouring star `discovered`

Planetary scientists claim to have uncovered a new stellar neighbour with the discovery of the close...

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Planet made of diamond discovered

A planet orbiting a small fast spinning star is likely to be made of diamond.

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