Topic: Planetary Science
In a first, astronomers snatch distant planet's 'fingerprint'
AFP Global Edition
Astronomers on Wednesday said they had made the first direct capture of a spectrum of light from a planet outside the Solar System, in what was a landmark in the search for extra-terrestrial life. The light was snared from a giant planet that orbits a bright young star called HR ...
Astronomers spot 'super-Earth' 80 light years away
AFP Global Edition
US astronomers have detected the second smallest exoplanet ever discovered with a mass just four times heavier than the Earth, adding to a growing number of low-mass planets dubbed "super-Earths." "This is quite a remarkable discovery," said Andrew Howard, an astronomer at the University of California at Berkeley. "It shows ...
Astronomers: We could find Earth-like planets soon
AP News
Excited astronomers say they could find Earth-like planets in just a few yearsAstronomers say they are on the verge of finding planets like Earth orbiting other stars, a key step in determining if we are alone in the universe. A top NASA official and other leading scientists say that within ...
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