New NASA research is helping to refine our understanding of candidate planets beyond our solar system that might support life. …read more Source:: Science
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New telescope attachment allows ground-based observations of new worlds
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•A new, low-cost attachment to telescopes allows previously unachievable precision in ground-based observations of planets beyond our solar system. With it, ground-based telescopes can produce measurements of light intensity that …read more Source:: Science
Scientists probe Neptune’s depths to reveal secrets of icy planets
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•Scientists have helped solve the mystery of what lies beneath the surface of Neptune — the most distant planet in our solar system. …read more Source:: Science
Ten near-Earth size planets in habitable zone of their star
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•NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star’s …read more Source:: Science