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Puny star unleashes deadly flare

Puny star unleashes deadly flare

19 May 2008

A small red dwarf star has erupted with the brightest flare ever seen from a normal star other than the Sun


Smallest exoplanet may have been found

Smallest exoplanet may have been found

10 April 2008

A planet weighing just 5 Earths may have been detected with a controversial new technique


Has the youngest known planet been spotted?

Has the youngest known planet been spotted?

2 April 2008

A team reports finding what may be a planet only a few thousand years old, but others say it may instead be a 'failed star'


New image may reveal embryonic world

New image may reveal embryonic world

27 March 2008

An intriguing bright spot detected next to a star 470 light years away may indicate the presence of a developing planet


NASA reverses budget cuts that threatened Mars rovers

NASA reverses budget cuts that threatened Mars rovers

25 March 2008

Last week, the agency requested $4 million in cuts to its popular rover mission – it will now take the money from another programme


Light 'echoes' help gauge supernova's fury

Light 'echoes' help gauge supernova's fury

20 March 2008

Astronomers have measured the power of a supernova that exploded 400 years ago, thanks to light echoes bouncing off surrounding dust clouds


Meteorites may be remnants of destroyed dwarf planet

Meteorites may be remnants of destroyed dwarf planet

13 March 2008

Two rocks found in Antarctica may be chunks of a dwarf planet that was smashed apart in the early solar system


Wherever a planet can form, it will, say astronomers

Wherever a planet can form, it will, say astronomers

10 January 2008

Astronomers have found an exoplanet where orbital calculations predicted one would be, suggesting planet formation is an efficient process


Planet collision could explain alien world's heat

Planet collision could explain alien world's heat

9 January 2008

A colossal clash of planets may explain why an alien world 170 light years from Earth is piping hot


Moons like Earth's are few and far between

Moons like Earth's are few and far between

21 November 2007

Collisions between large rocky objects, such as the one that probably created our Moon, occur in very few solar systems, a study suggests


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