Tiniest extrasolar planet discovered

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 distant...

Water on an alien planet?

Astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system for the first time.The finding, to be detailed in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal, confirms previous theories that say water vapor should be present in the atmospheres of nearly...

New Evidence Of Extrasolar Asteroid Belt - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Providing the best evidence yet for an asteroid belt beyond the solar system, new measurements pinpoint the location of such a disk of warm dust surrounding the star Zeta Leporis. As the January 6, 2007 issue of Science News reports, this dust lies about the same distance...

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