First exomoon glimpsed – 1800 light years from Earth
18 December 2013
A newly glimpsed pair of objects may be the first known moon outside of our solar system and its exoplanet, both far away from any star
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Sunny fix would let defunct Kepler hunt planets again
7 November 2013
Recently given up for dead, NASA's Kepler space telescope might get a new lease of life that will broaden the planet-hunting king's view of the sky
Fake planets reveal distance to Earth's nearest twin
4 November 2013
Kepler, the king of planet-hunting telescopes, may be dead but a simulation says an Earth-like planet is just 12 light years away
Zombie star caught feasting on a soggy asteroid
10 October 2013
The rocky remains polluting the atmosphere of a white dwarf include the first chemical evidence that water can exist on Earth-like exoplanets
Hot Jupiters push exoplanet count over 1000 milestone
1 October 2013
The number of known exoplanets jumped from 999 yesterday to 1010 today thanks to a host of newly discovered worlds
Closest Earth-like world could be 6.5 light years away
12 March 2013
A rocky world like ours that could support life is probably half as far away as we thought, according to new calculations for determining habitability
Closest Earth-like planet may be 13 light years away
6 February 2013
A habitable exoplanet should be near enough for future telescopes to probe its atmosphere for signs of life
Astrophile: Lonely planet roams with stellar outcasts
15 November 2012
An odd object drifting with a small caravan of stars may be the closest known orphan planet
Chemical bond discovered that only exists in space
19 July 2012
The bond should emerge in the intense magnetic fields of white dwarf stars: its discovery could help us better understand these bodies
Discovery of fifth moon reignites Pluto planet debate
12 July 2012
The icy rock now boasts more moons than the inner planets combined but is this enough for it to regain its planetary status?
