The end is nigh – that appears to be the case at least for NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope which is now running very low on …
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We sometimes hear the term Earth-like in describing exoplanets that might be similar to our own world. The terms “Earth-like” or Earth analog conjure up …
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The Kepler Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of exoplanets, or worlds orbiting other stars. It’s been the most successful planet-hunter by far, so far …
Exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than the Sun, are being discovered by the thousands now, and there are estimated to be billions of them in …
Read MoreGetting closer to Earth 2.0: Astronomers discover 20 new potentially habitable exoplanets
Comets, those icy and rocky bodies with the spectacular long tails of gas and dust, are common in our Solar System, with several thousand having …
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