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Researchers observe early state of planet formation beyond Earth's sun
A group of international researchers said on Wednesday they witnessed some of the earliest stages of a planet beyond the sun ...
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Astronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star system
The newfound exoplanet, called Kepler-139f, is a gigantic world roughly twice the mass of Neptune and 35 times the mass of ...
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars sold for more than $5 million when it went up for auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's.
Here’s How Much the ‘Largest Piece of Mars on Earth’ Sold for at Auction
The meteorite is around 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars on Earth, and it represents around 7% of the entirety ...
Nasa uncovers ‘Super Earth’ planet flashing with mysterious repeating signal just 154 lightyears away
NASA has uncovered a new ‘Super Earth’ planet just 154-lightyears away that has been flashing a mysterious signal. The planet ...
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The largest chunk of Mars on Earth just fetched a meteoric sum at auction, but bidders really bit at a baby dinosaur skeleton
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...
Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...
Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3M in Sotheby's auction
A meteorite from Mars, the largest piece ever found on Earth, sold for $5.3 million to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday.
To find another Earth, we should understand atmospheric escape
The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community ...
This Earth-sized exoplanet is on a death spiral
Our circumstances here on the wondrous, life-supporting Earth can give us a false understanding of what the universe is ...
Are Earth-like planets common? Astronomers witness birth of a new solar system for the first time
Astronomers have observed the earliest stages of rocky planet formation around a young, sun-like star named HOPS-315. Using the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA, scientists detected silicon ...