• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 14th, 2009
Exoplanet to Be Used as a 'Mobile Science Lab'

Exoplanet to Be Used as a 'Mobile Science Lab'

Scientists will assess another planet's core through it

Ice XV Created in the Lab

Ice XV Created in the Lab

This is the last predicted form of stable ice

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 27th, 2009
'Suicidal' Planet Teaches Us Gravity

'Suicidal' Planet Teaches Us Gravity

Solar systems are held together by balanced forces

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 18th, 2009
Debate on the Line Between Stars and Planets

Debate on the Line Between Stars and Planets

Establishing categories proves to be a difficult effort

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 14th, 2009
Second 'Backwards' Planet Discovered a Day After First

Second 'Backwards' Planet Discovered a Day After First

The find puzzled astronomers further

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 14th, 2009
The Chance for Life May Be Higher than Thought

The Chance for Life May Be Higher than Thought

Older theories are being questioned

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 13th, 2009
Looking for What Makes Stars and Planets Form

Looking for What Makes Stars and Planets Form

This has remained a mystery for a long time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 12th, 2009
Astronomers Find Exoplanet Orbiting 'Backwards'

Astronomers Find Exoplanet Orbiting 'Backwards'

It spins in the opposite direction to its star

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 11th, 2009
Establishing the Best Conditions for Primordial Life

Establishing the Best Conditions for Primordial Life

Various types of stars impose different conditions in star systems

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 22nd, 2009
Scientists About to Start Analyzing First Kepler Data

Scientists About to Start Analyzing First Kepler Data

The telescope is in an Earth-trailing orbit

Fastest and Most Sensitive Astronomical Camera Revealed

Fastest and Most Sensitive Astronomical Camera Revealed

It has no match when it comes to quality

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 16th, 2009
Water and Lava 'a Must' for Life on Exoplanets

Water and Lava 'a Must' for Life on Exoplanets

Volcanism plays an essential role in supporting life

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 15th, 2009
Greenland Bacteria Hold Hint of Extraterrestrial Life

Greenland Bacteria Hold Hint of Extraterrestrial Life

They have been found under miles of ice

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 12th, 2009
Lunar Eclipses Could Aid the Search for Life on Other Planets

Lunar Eclipses Could Aid the Search for Life on Other Planets

Experts analyze our reflection on the Moon's surface

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 11th, 2009
Redefining the 'Habitable Zone' Around a Star

Redefining the 'Habitable Zone' Around a Star

New elements may reduce their already small numbers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 11th, 2009
Planet-Forming Disk Found Orbiting Binary Star System

Planet-Forming Disk Found Orbiting Binary Star System

The stars are called V4046 Sagittarii

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 10th, 2009
First Exoplanet in Another Galaxy Found

First Exoplanet in Another Galaxy Found

The planet is in the Andromeda galaxy

 
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