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The TESS space telescope has spotted its first exoplanet
TESS’s first exoplanet is twice Earth’s size and may have lots of water.
By Lisa Grossman | 5:23pm, September 18, 2018
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News | Exoplanets
Astronomers saw the first mass eruption from a star that’s not the sun
By Lisa Grossman | 9:00am, August 07, 2018
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News | Exoplanets
Next to its solar twins, the sun stands out
By Lisa Grossman | 12:00pm, August 03, 2018
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News in Brief | Exoplanets
Astronomers snap the first baby pictures of a planet
By Maria Temming | 3:24pm, July 02, 2018
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News in Brief | Exoplanets
Swirling gases reveal baby planets in a young star’s disk
By Lisa Grossman | 11:00am, June 14, 2018
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Science Ticker | Exoplanets
Take a virtual trip to an alien world
By Lisa Grossman | 10:00am, June 04, 2018
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Feature | Exoplanets
The recipes for solar system formation are getting a rewrite
By Lisa Grossman | 9:00am, May 11, 2018
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Science Ticker | Exoplanets
NASA’s TESS spacecraft launches to begin its exoplanet search
By Lisa Grossman | 7:36pm, April 18, 2018
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News | Exoplanets
With the launch of TESS, NASA will boost its search for exoplanets
By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, April 12, 2018
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News in Brief | Exoplanets
We probably won’t hear from aliens. But by the time we do, they’ll be dead.
By Lisa Grossman | 12:00pm, March 12, 2018
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