Exoplanets

• Aliens could be watching Earth from 29 nearby planets, scientists say

  Astronomers have compiled a list of planets where intelligent life might be able to see and hear signs of humanity from afar.

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  Jun 23, 2021
  
• Upcoming space missions to keep an eye out for in 2021

  Missions to the moon and Mars and a new space-based telescope are in the works for 2021, say Ian Whittaker and Gareth Dorrian.

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  Jan 10, 2021
  
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• These astronomers have a new way to find distant planets — including some like Earth

  Astronomers think they can predict where yet-undetected planets may reside in the same way you might guess which pieces are missing from a partially completed puzzle.

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  Nov 15, 2020
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• First-ever ‘family’ photo shows two planets orbiting a young star

  A telescope has captured the first-ever 'family portrait' of a young star and its two planets.

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  Jul 23, 2020
• UBC graduate student finds 17 new planets, one potentially Earth-like

  A UBC PhD candidate has found 17 new planets, including one in the so-called 'habitable zone' by combing through data from a NASA space telescope.

  Feb 28, 2020
• Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planets

  NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft is back on the pad for another shot at launch.

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  Apr 18, 2018
• NASA gets set to launch its newest planet-hunter, TESS

  If all goes well, NASA will soon have a new set of eyes watching the cosmos — and this planet-hunter will be focusing on worlds much closer to our own.

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  Apr 15, 2018
• Astronomers discover super-hot world where it snows sunscreen

  NASA is adding to its list of weirdest planets in the known universe this week with the discovery of a super-hot world where sunscreen literally falls from the sky.

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  Oct 30, 2017
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• Q & A with planetary science professor Sara Seager

  Sara Seager is in Halifax on Friday to present a sold-out lecture at Saint Mary's University.

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  Oct 20, 2017
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• NASA space cameras capture mysterious flashes of light from Earth

  Scientists say they were "surprised" to discover that these glints of light were coming from tiny ice crystals floating above the Earth.

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  May 16, 2017