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Do Comets Explain Mystery Star’s Bizarre Behavior?
The story of KIC 8462852 appears far from over. You'll recall NASA's Kepler mission had monitored the star for four years,…
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Sweet Sights for November Nights
Clear night ahead? Let's see what's up. We'll start close to home with the Moon, zoom out to lonely Fomalhaut 25 light…
A New “Mathematical” Definition Proposed for What Constitutes a Planet
In the current (heated) debate of what constitutes a planet, it seems everyone can agree at least one thing: The…
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Radio waves absent from the reputed megastructure-encompassed Kepler star?
Astronomers at the SETI institute (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) have reported their findings after monitoring the reputed megastructure-encompassed star KIC 8462852. No…
New Visualization Shows Incredible Variety of Extraterrestrial Worlds
Here’s a great new poster showing over 500 extrasolar planets (about one quarter of the total) that have been discovered…
Seeing Starspots: The Curious Case of XX Trianguli
Ever wonder what happens on the surface of other stars? An amazing animation was released this week by astronomers at…
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What’s Orbiting KIC 8462852 – Shattered Comet or Alien Megastructure?
"Bizarre." "Interesting." "Giant transit". That were the reactions of Planet Hunters project volunteers when they got their first look at the light…
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More livable than Earth? New index sizes up the habitability of alien exoplanets
Researchers at the University of Washington's Virtual Planetary Laboratory have devised a new habitability index for judging how suitable alien planets…
Watch This Amazing Video of an Exoplanet in Motion
Exoplanet Beta Pic b orbiting Beta Pictoris from Dunlap Institute on Vimeo. Just. Wow. The motion of an alien world,…
A Place for Alien Life? Kepler Mission Discovers Earth’s Older Cousin, Kepler-452b
Scientists say NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has discovered Earth's "older, bigger first cousin" – a planet that's about 60 percent bigger…