The new planet-hunting telescope TESS was successfully launched today by NASA, and Australia will play a key role in checking out any new worlds it discovers.
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When NASA first started planning the Kepler mission, no one knew if the universe held any planets outside our solar system. Thousands of exoplanets later, the search enters a new phase as Kepler retires.
There are plenty of astronomical things to watch out for this year beyond this week’s lunar eclipse, including new Moon landings and a space station falling back to Earth.
Studying lunar eclipse could help us work out what’s happening on exoplanets.
Google’s artificial intelligence has been taught to look for planets around other stars. It’s already making new discoveries that scientists have missed.
Having discovered an asteroid from outside the solar system for the first time, scientists are hoping there are more out there – illuminating the path to extrasolar worlds.
A solitary planet in an eccentric orbit around an ancient star may help astronomers understand exactly how such planetary systems are formed.
Aliens are highly likely to undergo natural selection, shows new research.
The Cassini space probe discovered liquid lakes, poisonous gases and the basic elements of life on Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Despite not being able to see them, we know a fair bit about our exoplanet neighbours.
Even if alien life is never discovered, all is not lost.
Hardy lifeforms such as tardigrades can survive almost anything.
You may even be able to find other planets around the star closest to our solar system.
Researchers recently discovered the hottest planet known. But which one is the coldest? And the biggest?
The planet is more similar to Earth than any other – except when it comes to supporting life.
Plants on other planets are bound to be even weirder than the strangest ones we find on Earth – if they even exist.
A Darwin mechanic’s success in the hunt for new exoplanets shows how amateur and professional scientists can work together on new research.
The Astronomer Royal answers some of the world’s – and the universe’s – biggest questions.
There has been much excitement this week about the possibility of water – and life – on some newly discovered exoplanets. But we can look closer to home for evidence of ET.
Several of the newly-discovered exoplanets orbiting a small star appear to be locked in an intricate dance that hints at how such planetary systems can form.
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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Professor of Astrophysics Education, The Open University
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Professor (Physics), University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Postdoc astrophysicist, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Ernest Rutherford Fellow, The Open University
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PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
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W J McDonald Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor and Associate Dean (Research), UNSW