Exoplanets That Survived Their Star's Death Found

Exoplanets That Survived Their Star's Death Found

The worlds were not destroyed when their star became a red giant

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 19th, 2011
Jupiter Destroys Part of Its Own Core

Jupiter Destroys Part of Its Own Core

Calculations indicate a weird phenomenon is affecting the gas giant

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2011
Early Solar System May Have Had an Additional Planet

Early Solar System May Have Had an Additional Planet

The object may have been ejected a very long time ago

Coldest Brown Dwarf Companion Identified

Coldest Brown Dwarf Companion Identified

The object was spotted by an infrared NASA telescope

Length of a Day on Neptune Finally Established

Length of a Day on Neptune Finally Established

Experts have been trying to do this for many years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 27th, 2011
Exoplanet Absorbs More Than 99.9 Percent of Incoming Light

Exoplanet Absorbs More Than 99.9 Percent of Incoming Light

In all likelihood, it's blacker than the blackest black

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 16th, 2011
Super-Earths May Originate in Destroyed Gas Giants

Super-Earths May Originate in Destroyed Gas Giants

Researchers say that this planetary class is rather common

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 13th, 2011
Impressive Storm Detected on Brown Dwarf

Impressive Storm Detected on Brown Dwarf

The tiny, distant star is probably shaking like a leaf

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 18th, 2011
Microlensing Reveals Rocky Exoplanet

Microlensing Reveals Rocky Exoplanet

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 28th, 2011
Growing Saturn Storm Is 10-Earths Wide

Growing Saturn Storm Is 10-Earths Wide

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2010
Jupiter Regains Its Equatorial Belt

Jupiter Regains Its Equatorial Belt

 
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