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How Close Is the Nearest Earth-Like Planet, Really?Astronomers are actively searching for Earth-like planets, with thousands of exoplanets now confirmed. While Proxima Centauri b is the clos...
Earth’s ‘twin’ is not dead but very much ‘alive’; NASA's latest discovery explainedNASA's recent analysis of Magellan spacecraft data suggests Venus may possess a dynamic surface, challenging the long-held belief of a stat...
Star Wars’ Tatooine-like planet, with double sunsets, found outside the solar systemScientists have detected a potential Tatooine-like exoplanet orbiting a pair of brown dwarfs, located approximately 120 light-years away. T...
Planet Parade 2025: 4 planets to be visible from naked eye, here’s how to get the best viewThe rare planet parade is set to reach its peak and will be visible from the naked eye.
NASA's Voyager 1 Returns: 46-year-old spacecraft is fully operational again, sends signals from 15 billion miles awayAfter facing a grave computer problem last year, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is now fully operational, sending back usable data about inter...
China plans world's 1st nearby habitable planet search with space telescopeThe CHES will observe about 100 Sun-like stars 32 light-years away on a long-term survey, and will hopefully discover roughly 50 Earth-like...
How long is the solar system's longest day? Venus has the answerThe study also measured the tilt of the Venusian axis and size of the planet's core, allowing for a deeper understanding of an enigmatic wo...
- US-German Earth gravity measuring satellites end mission
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) Facing a battery issue after more than 15 years in orbit, the US-German GRACE -- Gravity Recovery and Climate Exp...
- Is Wolf 1061c exoplanet next Earth?
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) In an attempt to search for life outside Earth, an astronomer has studied an exoplanet called Wolf 1061 and found t...
- New star could tell history of planetary systems
Toronto, Dec 18 (IANS) An international team of scientists has discovered a planetary system with a host star similar to Earth's sun, which...
- Planetary system with a deadly host star discovered
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) A new planetary system has been discovered with a host star similar to the Earth's Sun but its unusual composition ...
- Europe's new Mars orbiter starts sending data from NASA rovers
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) In the successful first relay test of a NASA radio aboard Europe's new Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), data from NASA ro...
Twin stars hosting three giant planets foundThe findings may help explain the influence that giant planets like Jupiter have over a solar system's architecture, researchers said.
Venus-like planet found 39 light years awayAstronomers have discovered a new Venus-like rocky exoplanet 39 light years away, which may be cool enough to potentially host an atmospher...
Scientists discover Jupiter twin orbiting Sun-like starAlthough many planets similar to Jupiter have been found earlier, this new planet is the most accurate analogue yet found for the Sun and J...
'Star Wars' style planets with two suns may existSo far, only uninhabitable gas-giant planets have been identified circling such binary stars, and many researchers believe rocky planets ca...
Kepler exoplanet tally passes 1,000: NASAOf more than 1,000 verified planets found, eight are less than twice Earth-size and in their stars' habitable zone, the US space agency sai...