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Published Exoplanet may reveal secrets about the edge of habitability - Exoplanet May Reveal Secrets About the Edge of Habitability
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source How close can a rocky planet be to a star, and still sustain water and life? A recently discovered e...
Published Astronomers observe the first radiation belt seen outside of our solar system - Astronomers Observe the First Radiation Belt Seen Outside of Our Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have described the first radiation belt observed outside our solar system, using a coord...
Published New study puts a definitive age on Saturn's rings -- they're really young - New Study Puts a Definitive Age on Saturn's Rings -- They're Really Young
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Physicists measured the flux of interplanetary dust around Saturn. The researchers concluded that th...
Published New exoplanet discovered - New Exoplanet Discovered: A Breakthrough in Astronomy
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers report the first exoplanet jointly discovered through direct imaging and precision astro...
Published Elusive planets play 'hide and seek' with CHEOPS - Elusive Planets Play 'Hide and Seek' with CHEOPS
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have clearly identified the existence of four new exoplanets. The four mini-Neptunes are...
Published NASA's Fermi detects first gamma-ray eclipses from 'spider' star systems - NASA's Fermi Detects First Gamma-Ray Eclipses from 'Spider' Star Systems
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of binary star system us...
Published Astronomers uncover a one-in-ten-billion binary star system: Kilonova progenitor system - Astronomers Discover Rare Kilonova Progenitor System
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers using data from the SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observ...
Published Key building block for life found at Saturn's moon Enceladus - Key Building Block for Life Found at Saturn's Moon Enceladus
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system just got more exciting. A team of scientist...
Published Ultracool dwarf binary stars break records - Ultracool Dwarf Binary Stars Break Records
(via sciencedaily.com) Astrophysicists have discovered the tightest ultracool dwarf binary system ever observed. The two st...
Published Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful - Plasma Thrusters Used on Satellites Could Be Much More Powerful
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source It was believed that Hall thrusters, an efficient kind of electric propulsion widely used in orbit, ...
Published Astronomers spot a star swallowing a planet - Astronomers Witness a Star Devouring a Planet
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have observed a star swallowing a planet for the first time. Earth will meet a similar fa...
Published Most massive touching stars ever found will eventually collide as black holes - Most Massive Touching Stars Ever Found Will Eventually Collide as Black Holes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study looked at a known binary star (two stars orbiting around a mutual center of gravity), an ...
Published One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone - One-Third of Galaxy's Most Common Planets Could Be in Habitable Zone
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A third of the exoplanets orbiting common M dwarf stars have gentle enough orbits to potentially be ...
Published Hubble directly measures mass of a lone white dwarf - Hubble Directly Measures Mass of a Lone White Dwarf
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf -- the surviving core...
Published Evidence that Venus is volcanically active - Evidence that Venus is Volcanically Active
(via sciencedaily.com) Venus appears to have volcanic activity, according to a new research paper that offers strong eviden...
Published A new ring system discovered in our Solar System - A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System....
Published Researchers measure the light emitted by a sub-Neptune planet's atmosphere - Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet's Atmosphere
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers observed exoplanet GJ 1214b's atmosphere by measuring the heat it emits while orbiting i ...
Published Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths' - Astronomers Discover a Key Planetary System to Understand the Formation Mechanism of the Mysterious 'Super-Earths'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold ...
Published New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions - New Giant Planet: Evidence of Possible Planetary Collisions
(via sciencedaily.com) A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers...
Published Scientists report 'benchmarks' for extreme space weather - Scientists Report 'Benchmarks' for Extreme Space Weather
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Extreme space weather threatens vital satellites orbiting the Earth, including the Global Navigation ...