Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially habitable, opening the search for life to planets significantly larger than Earth but smaller than …read more Source:: Science
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Water-worlds are common: Exoplanets may contain vast amounts of water
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Scientists have shown that water is likely to be a major component of those exoplanets (planets orbiting other stars) which are between two to four times the size of Earth. …read more Source:: Science
Twilight observations reveal huge storm on Neptune
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Striking images of a storm system nearly the size of Earth have astronomers doing a double-take after pinpointing its location near Neptune’s equator, a region where no bright cloud has …read more Source:: Science