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342 results for: exoplanet

  1. Astronomy

    Kepler telescope doubles its count of known exoplanets

    NASA’s Kepler space telescope adds 1,284 planets to the roster of worlds known to orbit other stars in our galaxy.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Astronomy

    Earth has nothing on this exoplanet’s lightning storms

    Lightning storms far more intense than any on Earth might explain radio waves that once came from a planet 124 light-years away.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Astronomy

    Nearby exoplanet trio new target in search for life

    Three nearby exoplanets might be good spots to go looking for signs of alien life.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Astronomy

    New telescopes will search for signs of life on distant planets

    Researchers are coming up with creative ways to pick up biosignatures in far-away planetary atmospheres.

    By Christopher Crockett
  5. Space

    Trying to find ET and our place in the universe

    Editor in Chief discusses the search for life beyond Earth.

    By Eva Emerson
  6. Planetary Science

    How alien can a planet be and still support life?

    Geoscientists imagine the unearthly mechanisms that could keep alien planets habitable.

    By Thomas Sumner
  7. Astronomy

    Kepler telescope readies for new mission after communications scare

    The Kepler space telescope has recovered from going into emergency mode and is now ready for its next planet-hunting mission.

    By Christopher Crockett
  8. Science & Society

    Humans have pondered aliens since medieval times

    People have been fascinated with extraterrestrials for centuries. If only aliens would get in touch.

    By Tom Siegfried
  9. Space

    Will we know extraterrestrial life when we see it?

    Desert varnish and certain minerals hint that life — here and elsewhere — may defy current criteria.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  10. Astronomy

    Largest rocky world found

    A planet roughly half the size of Neptune might be 100 percent rock, making it the largest known rocky world.

    By Christopher Crockett
  11. Astronomy

    The votes are in: Exoplanets get new names

    Arion, Galileo and Poltergeist are just three winners of a contest to name planets and suns in 20 solar systems.

    By Christopher Crockett
  12. Planetary Science

    Support grows for a return to ice giants Uranus and Neptune

    Thirty years ago, Voyager 2 cruised past Uranus and then on to Neptune. Now planetary scientists think it’s time to go back.

    By Christopher Crockett