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A new algorithm finds nearby stars that could host hidden worlds

An algorithm dubbed “Netflix for exoplanets” identified more than 350 stars that, based on their chemistry, might have planets orbiting out of sight.

By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, June 25, 2019

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Astrobiology

News | Astrobiology

Mars’ lake may need an underground volcano to exist

By Lisa Grossman | 1:04pm, February 19, 2019

Soapbox | Astrobiology

It’s time to start taking the search for E.T. seriously, astronomers say

By Lisa Grossman | 6:00am, January 28, 2019

Feature | Astrobiology

Two daring spacecraft aim to bring asteroid dust back to Earth

By Lisa Grossman | 2:42pm, January 15, 2019
Astronomy

News | Astronomy

The highest-energy photons ever seen hail from the Crab Nebula

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, June 24, 2019

News | Astronomy

The cosmic ‘Cow’ may be a strange supernova

By Lisa Grossman | 10:54am, June 21, 2019

News in Brief | Astronomy

Table salt may be hiding in Europa’s underground sea

By Carolyn Wilke | 11:02am, June 14, 2019
Cosmology

Reviews & Previews | Cosmology

Carbon plays a starring role in the new book ‘Symphony in C’

By Sid Perkins | 6:00am, June 10, 2019

News | Cosmology

In a first, magnetic fields have been spotted between two galaxy clusters

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, June 06, 2019

News | Cosmology

Hidden ancient neutrinos may shape the patterns of galaxies

By Emily Conover | 11:00am, March 04, 2019
Exoplanets

News | Exoplanets

This planetary remnant somehow survived the death of its sun

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, April 04, 2019

News in Brief | Exoplanets

The first planet Kepler spotted has finally been confirmed 10 years later

By Lisa Grossman | 3:13pm, March 05, 2019

News | Exoplanets

A space rock collision may explain how this exoplanet was born

By Jeremy Rehm | 1:40pm, February 04, 2019
Particle Physics

News in Brief | Particle Physics

Diamond detectors could aid the search for dark matter

By Emily Conover | 8:00am, June 17, 2019

News in Brief | Particle Physics

Physicists have finally figured out how pentaquarks are built

By Emily Conover | 6:00am, June 07, 2019

News | Particle Physics

An experiment hints at quantum entanglement inside protons

By Emily Conover | 11:18am, May 17, 2019
Planetary Science

News | Planetary Science

How NASA’s portable atomic clock could revolutionize space travel

By Maria Temming | 7:00am, June 21, 2019

News | Planetary Science

Icy volcanoes on Pluto may have spewed organic-rich water

By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, May 29, 2019

News | Planetary Science

China’s lunar rover may have found minerals from the moon’s mantle

By Maria Temming | 1:00pm, May 15, 2019

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