Exoplanet articles

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  Kepler's hunt for Earth-like planets may be cut short because of equipment failure

  By Adi Robertson on May 15, 2013 05:13 pm + 10 comments

  NASA's Kepler probe, tasked with searching distant stars for Earth-like planets, may not be able to Continue reading…

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  Forever alone? How NASA's Kepler craft is finding another Earth

  By Carl Franzen on April 22, 2013 09:22 am + 76 comments

  Late last week, NASA announced that scientists using its Kepler space observatory had discovered two Continue reading…

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  NASA's Kepler mission finds the most Earth-like planets yet

  By Adi Robertson on April 18, 2013 03:29 pm + 43 comments

  Scientists have found what they believe are the two most Earth-like exoplanets yet, shedding new Continue reading…

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  NASA to launch planet-hunting mission with Google-backed satellite

  By Amar Toor on April 6, 2013 09:09 am + 24 comments

  NASA this week announced plans to launch two new projects: a mission to search for new planets, and Continue reading…

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  Newly discovered Moon-sized planet is the smallest ever found around a Sun-like star

  By Adi Robertson on February 20, 2013 03:14 pm + 24 comments

  NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered a planet roughly the size of our Moon, the smallest one Continue reading…

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  UK Met Office will start forecasting weather on distant exoplanets and 'space weather'

  By Adi Robertson on March 30, 2012 01:16 pm + 7 comments

  The Met Office, the UK's national weather service, is looking to expand its range well beyond Continue reading…