Noisy star masks planet's true size
Astronomers observing exoplanets around other stars may be underestimating their size, according to a German study.
The researchers believe the error may be due to act
Earth appears as a pale, red dot
Scientists looking for Earth-like planets in distant solar systems might find it more productive to focus on pale red dots, rather than blue ones.
This is the conclusi
Saturn moon harbours hidden ocean
Huge geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may be fed by a salty sea below its surface, according to a European study.
Researchers detected salt particles in the volcanic
Distant carbon confounds astronomers
An international team of astronomers have detected carbon that formed one billion years after the Big Bang.
But the finding leaves astronomers puzzled as to how the ea
Evidence found of lake on Mars
A long, deep canyon and the remains of beaches are perhaps the clearest evidence yet of a standing lake on the surface of Mars, say scientists.
Images from a camera ca
NASA probes lead way back to moon
NASA embarks on its next phase of lunar exploration this week with the launch of two probes to scout for water sources and landing sites.
The US space agency is on cou
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