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NASA's Kepler telescope discovered 2 mini-Neptune exoplanets just before dying
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAstronomers discovered two mini-Neptunes and a third potential exoplanet in the final data sent home...
7 scorching-hot exoplanets discovered circling the same star
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNASA's Kepler Space Telescope spotted a seven exoplanet system with worlds being battered by...
Last Gasp: A Dying NASA Telescope Spotted Three Exoplanets in Its Final Days
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFive years since the Kepler Space Telescope was retired, a team of astronomers believe they’ve found...
NASA telescope reveals 7 new "scorching" planets orbiting distant star
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAstronomers studying data from NASA's retired Kepler space telescope discovered a new system of...
What is the smallest known planet?
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPluto and Charon appear in a composite of natural-color images obtained by New Horizons space probe on July 13 and 14, 2015. Image released July 24,...
Astronomers find seven planets being 'fried' by their star
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually...
How 'safe mode' protects space telescopes like Hubble and TESS
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis image was taken from the Space Shuttle Atlantis just after the Hubble Space Telescope was...
That’s no moon! Scientists doubt proposed detection of the 1st exomoons
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA reddish striped planet is seen next to a smaller orb that's blueish. The two objects are set...
How exoplanet hunters find alien worlds hundreds of light-years away and figure out if they have...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllustration of the Kepler-138 star system, which is located 218 light-years away.NASA, ESA, and...
Astronomers discover 2nd-ever 'Tatooine' star system with multiple planets orbiting multiple suns
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn artist's interpretation of a pair of "Tatooine worlds" orbiting two suns. An artist's...