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Universe may be teeming with nomad planets

A recent study proposed that the galaxy is packed with nomad planets adrift in space.

Dust rings may not always be `calling cards of unseen planets`

Contrary to popular belief that sharp rings of dust around stars are always carved by planets, a new...

Billions of life bearing planets float in the milky way

A few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing earth-sized planets may exist in the space...

Life bearing planets may be in millions

Researchers say a few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing Earth-sized planets may ex...

`Hot Jupiters` probably oust earth-like planets

In the hunt for Earth-like planets, it is helpful to seek clues and patterns that can aid scientist ...

Sun`s twin may be home to 9 alien planets

A sun-like star, which is already known to host five alien planets, may actually have nine full-fled...

Earth-like rocky planets `may be common in universe`

Earth-like rocky planets that humans could live on may be more common in the universe than stars.

Craters on Mars may be hiding life

Craters on Earth made by asteroid impacts may provide clues in search for life on other planets, sci...

Search for Sun`s sibling may help find cousins of Earth life

Astronomers have now focussed their search on not just any life out there in the universe but our di...

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...

Tides may turn habitable planets into hothouses

Scientists say tides may dry out what would otherwise be habitable planets around small stars, makin...

Mercury`s core `larger and more complex than expected`

On March 17, MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space Environment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) completed its...

Why giant alien planets pile up in certain orbits

Computer simulations have offered a plausible explanation for the pile-ups of giant planets in many ...

‘Star comb’ joins quest to find Earth-like planets

Researchers have come up with a laser frequency comb to help determine if there is life on other pla...

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...

Antarctic-like salty, water sucking soil could exist on Mars too

The frigid dry valleys in Antarctica may be a polar desert, yet their sandy soils actually suck mois...

`Milky way may be teemed with nomad planets`

Thousands of rogue alien planets may be rambling through space in our Milky Way galaxy instead of ...

Tidal heating may leave some alien planets waterless

Some exoplanets may experience powerful tidal forces, which could strip them of water completely.

Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars

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

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 ...

Super-Earth discovered that supports life

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

2 Jupiter-sized planets discovered

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

3 smallest planets outside solar system found

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

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...

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...

NASA finds Earth-size planets outside solar system

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

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...

Planets hold billion of tonnes of diamonds

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

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...

18 new Jupiter-like planets discovered

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

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 ...

Moonless planets too can support life!

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

Black holes surrounded by `dust clouds`

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

3 new planets and mystery object discovered

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

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...

Astronomers discover 2 hidden alien planets

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

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...

Sun, planets `formed differently than thought`

Planetary scientists claim that the sun and its inner planets may have formed differently than previ...

Mercury`s origins may differ from sister planets

Mercury`s origins may be very different from its sister planets, including Earth, based on early fin...

Ten new planets discovered

An international team, including scientists from the University of Oxford, has discovered 10 new pla...

Astronomers discover `Orphan planets`

Newfound planets are located at an average approx distance of 10,000 to 20,000 light-yrs from Earth.

US astronomers launch search for alien life on 86 planets

A massive radio telescope in Virginia has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 planets.

Spectacular show by four planets in dawn

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars will form spectacular shapes in pre-dawn sky for a month.

Four planets will come quite close together before dawn next week

Four of the five planets visible to the unaided eye will be coming quite close to one another in the...

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...

NASA finds 1,235 planets that could have extra-terrestrial lifeforms

The new estimate is based on data from NASA`s Kepler space telescope.

Earth`s value: 3,000 trillion pounds

Mars was only valued at 10,000 pounds, while Venus is said to be worth less than a penny.

Cosmic census estimates 50 bn planets in galaxy

The numbers were extrapolated from the early results of NASA`s Kepler telescope.

Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy

Scientists estimated that there are at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.

NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets

The Kepler telescope has discovered 1,235 possible planets outside our solar system.

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