NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a rare look at a Jupiter-sized, still-forming planet that is feeding …
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Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are finding that planet formation is tough in the rough-and-tumble central region …
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Exoplanet With 18-Hour Orbit Around Its Sun on Edge of Destruction
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAstronomers have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest orbital period ever …
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K2-18b, which is eight times the mass of Earth, is now the only planet orbiting a star outside …
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Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by “tuning in” to the …
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Using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, citizen scientists have discovered a new world, a planet roughly twice the …
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Giant Planets Around Young Star Raise Questions About How Planets Form
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter- and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first …
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The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research from the University of …
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The Absence of Phosphorus Places Doubt About Life on Other Planets
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA distinct lack of the chemical element phosphorus in other parts of the Universe could make it very …