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Hints of Oort clouds around other stars may lurk in the universe’s first light
Sifting through the universe’s early light could reveal planetary graveyards orbiting other stars.
By Lisa Grossman | 6:00am, November 09, 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
Proxima Centauri
News | Exoplanets
Massive stellar flare may have fried Earth’s nearest exoplanet
By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, March 05, 2018
Venus
News | Exoplanets
What will it take to go to Venus?
By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, February 13, 2018
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News | Exoplanets
Some of TRAPPIST-1’s planets could have life-friendly atmospheres
By Lisa Grossman | 11:00am, February 05, 2018
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News | Exoplanets
AI has found an 8-planet system like ours in Kepler data
By Maria Temming | 8:10pm, December 14, 2017
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Year in Review | Exoplanets
Seven Earth-sized planets entered the spotlight this year
By Lisa Grossman | 8:29am, December 13, 2017
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By Lisa Grossman | 1:58pm, October 31, 2017
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