NASA’s NExSS leading the search for Life on Distant Worlds
In a new effort NASA with NExSS, is bringing together experts spanning a variety of scientific fields for an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the search for
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Closer than ever to discover Earth’s Twin
NASA’s Kepler Marks 1,000th Exoplanet discovery. Discovers more small worlds in Habitable Zones of other planetary systems.
The first Earth-sized Exoplanet in Habitable zone
Kepler discovers the first Earth-sized exoplanet, dubbed Kepler-186f, in the habitable zone of another Star. Watch the video… An artist’s conception of Kepler-186f Credit: NASA
The first Earth-sized Rocky Planet
Astronomers have discovered Kepler-78b, the first Earth-sized planet outside the solar system that has a rocky composition like that of Earth. The exoplanet whizzes around
Three Exoplanets in Habitable Zone of Nearby Star
Astronomers made new observations of Gliese 667C, and by combing them with existing data from HARPS at ESO’s 3.6-metre telescope in Chile, they reveal a
Earth-like Exoplanets are right Next Door
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), using publicly available data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, have found that six percent of red dwarf
Sharing the Light of Two Suns
Kepler-47 detected by NASA’s Kepler space telescope, is the first transiting circumbinary system – multiple planets orbiting two suns – 4,900 light-years from Earth, in
NASA Discovers First Earth-size Exoplanets
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system. The planets, called Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are too
A Planet Orbiting two Stars (video)
This artist’s concept illustrates Kepler-16b, the first planet known to definitively orbit two stars — what’s called a circumbinary planet. The planet, which can be
Astronomers launch search for Alien Life on 86 Exoplanets
A massive radio telescope in rural West Virginia has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets, US astronomers said Friday.
