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This Hypothetical Planet Has Two Suns and Could Host Life
Finding life isn’t as simple as finding a planetary system like our own. Dwarf stars got some love…
The New Proposed Definition for a Planet Isn’t Just About Pluto
Should Pluto be a planet? Does it matter? One group of NASA scientists are emphatic. Yes on both.…
White House, NASA Go Low (Cost) With New Space Initiative
Satellites come in all shapes and sizes. They can fit in your palm, or stretch the length of…
Forever Young – Planet’s Orbit Around Star is Unbelievably Long
2MASS J2126 was believed to be a free-floating planet. A planet without a home star. But a team…
How Scientists Captured The First Photo of a Planet Being Born
Two researchers. Each looking at the same star. Stephanie Sallum (a UA graduate student) and Kate Follette (former…
What is a Planet?
Seems like an easy question, right? It was, until the 1990s. Before the 1990s, a planet was defined…
The Birth of a Planetary System. Telescope in Chile Reveals How Planets Begin
It is being described as “one of the most remarkable images ever seen at these wavelengths.” The image…