Planetary.org is a very important, highly informative website.And, NowPublic.com is amongst their options for sharing articles.Planetary News: Extrasolar Planets (2009)Only 2 Earth Masses! Scientists Close in on Distant EarthsBy Amir Alexander April 22, 2009 "The hunt for...
Here is some of the awesome images from the unexplored beauty of Universe. Up above the sky like colors spread in the ocean of universe. Hubble Space Telescope have gifted us much images of enxplored galaxies,...
A small, hot, earth-like planet has been discovered just outside our solar system, by the astronomers of the French Space Agency, and it even has a surface to walk on. Using the COROT space telescope, the...
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The universe is huge and everytime we learn something aboutit, it becomes even stranger. But still, it has many wondersfor us to discover and tounderstand in the future. " If you've ever gazed at the night...
A little more of the universe has been come out from the shadows. Two groups of astronomers have taken the pictures of dust ring which seems like planets going around other stars.A red dust ring, seen surrounds...
We are one step closer to discovering if there is life out there beyond our solar system. Although their findings prove to be uninhabitable Nasa scientists are excited that their recent technology was successful....
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" " Young planets around other stars may be easier to spot because they stay hotter way longer than astronomers have thought, according to new work by MIT planetary scientist Linda Elkins-Tanton. For a few million years after their initial formation, planets like Earth...
Celestial bodies are most often named after Greek and Roman gods, but Mount Olympus only has so many residents. So what is an astronomer to do when he or she discovers something new out in the void of space? The answer lies not off the coast of the Aegean, but in the South...
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"While the existence of the star was already known, scientists were not able to calculate its brightness until NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope pierced the dust in the surrounding nebula with its infrared...
Not in a figurative sense, either. Our planet is quite literally emitting a deafening scream. Were they not blocked by our hardworking ionosphere, these sounds would drown out all of our own radio signals....
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"It's just a matter of time before Earth's twin can be found, scientists say. And they believe it is surely hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Momentum is building: Just last week, astronomers...
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Japanese astronomers are looking for life in space. Let's hope they don't find King Ghidorah."Japan's biggest astronomical observatories are teaming up for an unprecedented quest to find out whether there is life in outer space.The project, led by Japanese astronomers, will...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA planet three times the size of earth, and only 3,000 light years away is an amazing discovery. Though it is no known if it can sustain life, a find regardless."...
The newly-found planet is relatively Earth-sized, which is cool because researchers think it's more likely to host life."Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet orbiting a normal star - a...
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Major NASA Announcement , Object found in Our Galaxy
We will post a streaming link when NASA Listen Here The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its...