Exoplanets
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Aliens could be watching Earth from 29 nearby planets, scientists sayAstronomers have compiled a list of planets where intelligent life might be able to see and hear signs of humanity from afar.TrendingJun 23, 2021
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Upcoming space missions to keep an eye out for in 2021Missions to the moon and Mars and a new space-based telescope are in the works for 2021, say Ian Whittaker and Gareth Dorrian.CommentaryJan 10, 2021
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These astronomers have a new way to find distant planets — including some like EarthAstronomers 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.ScienceNov 15, 2020
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First-ever ‘family’ photo shows two planets orbiting a young starA telescope has captured the first-ever 'family portrait' of a young star and its two planets.TrendingJul 23, 2020
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UBC graduate student finds 17 new planets, one potentially Earth-likeA 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
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Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planetsNASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft is back on the pad for another shot at launch.ScienceApr 18, 2018
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NASA gets set to launch its newest planet-hunter, TESSIf 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.ScienceApr 15, 2018
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Astronomers discover super-hot world where it snows sunscreenNASA 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.ScienceOct 30, 2017
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Q & A with planetary science professor Sara SeagerSara Seager is in Halifax on Friday to present a sold-out lecture at Saint Mary's University.ScienceOct 20, 2017
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NASA space cameras capture mysterious flashes of light from EarthScientists say they were "surprised" to discover that these glints of light were coming from tiny ice crystals floating above the Earth.ScienceMay 16, 2017
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