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Super Earth near our Solar System: Scientists find potentially habitable planet that receives almost the same sunlight as Earth & lies in perfect 'Goldilocks Zone' for life- NASA plans to send a planet hunter to scan the Galaxy for 100,000 new alien worlds
- NASA has discovered planets so strange they sound completely impossible: From worlds that rain molten glass to giant “marshmallow” planets
- The Galaxy is full of double Suns: So where did all the 'Tatooine' planets go?Scientists uncover a new reason for fewer planets around twin stars. Einstein's theory of general relativity shows that close binary stars ...06 Mar, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
- 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...24 Feb, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
- James Webb telescope stuns astronomers by finding a 'hell planet' with an atmosphere that shouldn’t existThe James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a planet named TOI-561 b. This exoplanet is extremely hot and has a thick atmosphere. Scienti...15 Dec, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
- NASA confirms alien planet count hits 6,000, and the strangest worlds are still aheadNASA has confirmed the existence of 6,000 exoplanets. This milestone highlights the diversity of planetary systems. Scientists use transit ...21 Sep, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
- NASA may have found fastest planetary system we have ever seen. Check key detailsScientists have discovered a potentially record-breaking fast planetary system, with a star and possible exoplanet moving at around 1.2 mil...17 Feb, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
- What stunning pictures has NASA revealed on Chandra X-Ray Observatory's 25th anniversary? Here are the detailsNASA unveiled breathtaking new photographs captured by the telescope to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. ...26 Jul, 2024, 01.15 AM IST
- Third of Milky Way's most common planets could harbour life: StudyA study based on latest telescope data and published by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that one-third o...30 May, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
- Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy - and it's becoming an achievable goalThe Moon also offers opportunities for other types of astronomy as well. Astronomers have lots of experience with optical and infrared tele...19 Apr, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
- The world of bacteria: Can we stomach this new discovery?The latest gut-wrenching find could change the way we look at exoplanets.14 May, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
- Planet hunting Kepler telescope wakes up again: NASAWashington, Sep 6 (IANS) NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has woken up from yet another slumber and begun collecting science da...06 Sep, 2018, 01.47 PM IST
- New NASA app clicks selfies in 'out of the world' locationsWashington, Aug 23 (IANS) NASA has rolled out a new app that allows you to take a picture of yourself in a virtual spacesuit, posing in fro...23 Aug, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
- NASA's Kepler mission discovers 100 new planetsAmong the confirmed is a planetary system comprising four promising planets that could be rocky. These four planets are orbiting the M dwar...19 Jul, 2016, 01.22 PM IST
- NASA's planet-hunting Kepler probe goes into emergency modeUnable to reach the probe till this weekend, NASA has declared a mission emergency for Kepler which has switched itself into emergency mode.10 Apr, 2016, 01.26 PM IST
- Gas giant planet discovered near Milky Way's bulgeScientists have detected a strong light curve signal coming from OGLE-2014-BLG-1760. They assume that it must be caused by the presence of ...27 Mar, 2016, 04.50 PM IST
- Jupiter-like planet discovered 100 light years away; may hold waterIt is the first planet detected by the Gemini Planet Imager, or GPI, which was designed to discover and analyse faint, young planets.14 Aug, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
- NASA discovers an Earth-like planet 'Kepler 452b'Using NASA's planet-hunting space telescope, called Kepler, a team announced today that Kepler 452b is the most Earth-like planet every dis...24 Jul, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
- 15-year-old makes the epic discovery of a new planet that's 1,000 light years from EarthWagg's exoplanet is located in a distant solar system within our home galaxy, the Milky Way, 1000 light years from Earth.11 Jun, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
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