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SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

SF Gate -- A rocky planet not much larger than Earth has been detected orbiting a star close to our own neighborhood in the Milky Way, and the European astronomers who found it say it lies within the star's "habitable zone," where life could exist -- possibly in oce.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- An embryonic planet detected in a far off galaxy could be less than 2,000 years old, astronomers say. The ball of dust and gas, which is in the process of turning into a Jupiter-like giant, was detected around the star HL Tau by a UK team. Research.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Thu Apr 12, 2007 @ 9:32am neoform

BBC News -- Water has been detected for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet outside our Solar System. The planet, known as HD 209458b, is a Jupiter-like gas giant located 150 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. Other scientists reporte.. Read More