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Yale's EXPRES looks to the skies of a scorching, distant planet
Apr 23, 2020 (SPX)
The planet, MASCARA-2 b, is 140 parsecs from Earth - or roughly 2.68 quadrillion miles. It's a gas giant, like Jupiter. However, its orbit is 100 times closer t...
ASU scientists lead study of galaxy's 'water worlds'
Apr 22, 2020 (SPX)
While water-rich exoplanets are common, their composition is very different from Earth, so there are many unknowns in terms of these planets' structure, composi...
Scientists find microbes eating ethane spewing from deep-sea vents
Apr 21, 2020 (UPI)
Different microbes can turn a variety of organic compounds into energy, but ethane consumption is rare. Most microbes can break down their preferred food source...
Astronomers discover planet that never was
Apr 21, 2020 (SPX)
Two University of Arizona astronomers conclude that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope was instead looking at an expanding cloud of very fine dust particles from two...
Hubble observes aftermath of massive collision
Apr 21, 2020 (SPX)
"The Fomalhaut system is the ultimate test lab for all of our ideas about how exoplanets and star systems evolve," said George Rieke of the University of Arizon...
Exoplanet apparently disappears in latest Hubble observations
Apr 21, 2020 (SPX)
One interpretation is that, rather than being a full-sized planetary object, which was first photographed in 2004, it could instead be a vast, expanding cloud o...
HD 158259 and it's six planets almost in rhythm
Apr 17, 2020 (SPX)
Almost visible to the naked eye in the Draco constellation, the star HD 158259 has been observed for the last seven years by astronomers using the SOPHIE spectr...
CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation
Apr 17, 2020 (SPX)
Successful completion of the CHEOPS test phase despite the coronavirus crisis The successful completion of the test phase took place in very challenging times, ...
Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler Data
Apr 16, 2020 (SPX)
Scientists discovered this planet, called Kepler-1649c, when looking through old observations from Kepler, which the agency retired in 2018. While previous sear...
Simulating early ocean vents shows life's building blocks form under pressure
Apr 16, 2020 (JPL)
In particular, the research lays important groundwork for in-depth studies of such ocean worlds as Saturn's moon Enceladus and Jupiter's moon Europa, which are ...
Origin of the first known interstellar object 'Oumuamua
Apr 14, 2020 (SPX)
'Oumuamua was discovered on October 19, 2017, by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 (Pan-STARRS1) located at Hawaii. As the first known ...
Sellafield research uncovers microbial life in fuel ponds
Apr 08, 2020 (SPX)
When nuclear facilities such as Sellafield were designed and built more than 50 years ago, it was sensible to assume that the conditions in the pond would preve...
NASA selects early-stage technology concepts for new, continued study
Apr 08, 2020 (SPX)
Among the selections are 16 new concepts and seven studies that previously received at least one NIAC award. A full list of the 2020 Phase I, II and III selecti...
Sulfur 'spices' alien atmospheres
Apr 07, 2020 (SPX)
These findings from the researchers' lab simulations reveal that sulfur can significantly impact observations of far-flung planets beyond the solar system; the ...
Humans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR
Apr 06, 2020 (SPX)
New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that we are not the first to find a way to exploit the benefits of the CRISPR technique. Apparently, primit...
Disinfection for planetary protection
Apr 03, 2020 (ESA)
This qualification model is a copy of the largest-ever parachute to open on the Red Planet when it flies on the ExoMars 2022 mission - and it is at least 10 000...
Warped Space-time to Help WFIRST Find Exoplanets
Mar 31, 2020 (SPX)
Combining WFIRST's findings with results from NASA's Kepler and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) missions will complete the first planet census that...
Paired with super telescopes, model Earths guide hunt for life
Mar 27, 2020 (SPX)
The models will be spectral templates for astronomers to use in the approaching new era of powerful telescopes, and in the hunt for Earth-like planets in distan...
Planetary Science Journal launches with online papers
Mar 24, 2020 (SPX)
"As a gold open access journal, PSJ is positioned to address the rapid access to the planetary sciences results generated by both space probes and ground-based ...
Russian to study if space suits can bring microbes into ISS from exterior
Mar 24, 2020 (Sputnik)
"We are currently planning to conduct an experiment on the ISS dubbed 'Lovushka' ['trap'] to research what particles and microorganisms 'stick' to the surface o...
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