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4 days ago · Two teams of scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable planet, smaller than Earth but bigger than Venus, orbiting a small star about 40 light-years away. The exoplanet, named Gliese 12b ...
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- 5,000th confirmed exoplanet at last. After 30 years of exoplanet discoveries, the tally of confirmed alien worlds reached 5,000 this year. Scientists added the new milestone entry to the NASA Exoplanet Archive in March.
- New class of alien planets. In September, astronomers announced that a new type of exoplanet had been discovered. Made of about half-rock and half-water, either in liquid or ice form, the exoplanets were found orbiting the most common stars in the universe.
- Hidden Jupiter-size world. Astronomers and citizen scientists joined forces to discover a mysterious planet the size of Jupiter around an alien star. If their calculations of its orbit are correct, they should be able to see it again in February.
- The alien planet Hulk. A newfound blazing-hot 'super-Earth' is one of the most massive ever discovered, an exoplanet covered in magma with a "year" that only lasts half a day.
Alien Planet is a 2005 docufiction TV special created for the Discovery Channel. Based on the 1990 book Expedition by the artist and writer Wayne Barlowe, Alien Planet explores the imagined extraterrestrial life of the fictional planet Darwin IV in the style of a nature documentary.
Apr 15, 2020 · Newfound alien planet may be most Earth-like yet. News. By Mike Wall. published 15 April 2020. It's not Earth 2.0, but scientists are getting closer. Comments (4) NASA's planet-hunting Kepler...
Sep 29, 2023 · 29 September 2023. By Pallab Ghosh,Science correspondent. ESA. Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons is the most likely place in our solar system to be home to alien life. Many astronomers are no...
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Sep 14, 2023 · Earlier this week, Live Science reported that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope could likely detect signs of extraterrestrial life on an Earth-like planet up to 50 light-years away. Now, a new ...
Jun 23, 2021 · Aliens Could Watch Earth From Hundreds Of Star Systems, Scientists Say : NPR. Science. Alien Planet-Hunters In Hundreds Of Nearby Star Systems Could Spot Earth. June 23, 202111:01 AM ET....
