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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
Astronomers listened to the 'music' of flickering stars—and discovered an unexpected feature
The "music" of starquakes—enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many ...
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The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All the Aliens?
At a famous 1950 lunch among physicists, Enrico Fermi wondered, "Where are all the aliens?" How far have we come toward ...
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Large alien planets may be born in chaos, NASA's retired exoplanet-hunter finds
"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...
'1 million to 1 billion years': NASA’s TESS telescope is decoding the age secrets of exoplanets
Comparing young and old exoplanets helps astronomers understand how planets form, evolve, and change over time.
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Astronomers listened to the 'music' of flickering stars—and discovered an unexpected feature
Using observations from the Kepler space telescope's K2 mission, we had a rare opportunity to track the evolution of stars during most of their journey through the giant phase of the stellar life ...
Stars sing their history: Starquakes reveal secrets of ancient galaxy
Researchers find that stars in the universe create "music" by vibrations, unlocking the past history, evolution, and internal ...
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Skywatch: Discovery of ‘irregular moons’ adds to Saturn’s collection
Imiloa Astronomy Center ...