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[ad_1] Despite millions of light-years between us and most of the exoplanets, we can not only better spot them, we are now able to understand what they are made with better accuracy. …

[ad_1] The satellite characterizing the exoplanet, Cheops, will be launched from October 15 to November 14, 2019. Cheops will take off from a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace from the European spaceport …

[ad_1] The planet is 3.2 times larger than Earth and revolves around Barnard's star. The exoplanet is 3 times larger than the Earth. Source: Atlantic Astronomers have found evidence of a "super-terrestrial" …

[ad_1] The single star closest to the sun is apparently hosting a large icy planet. Astronomers have found solid evidence of an icy extraterrestrial world about 3.2 times more massive than the …

[ad_1] The single star closest to the sun is apparently hosting a large icy planet. Astronomers have found solid evidence of an icy extraterrestrial world about 3.2 times more massive than the …

[ad_1] NASA's planetary hunter, TESS, has begun to provide data on planets beyond our solar system. The file collected on the initial TESS orbit includes a detailed picture of the southern sky. …

[ad_1] NASA launched in April this year its exoplanet survey satellite, or simply TESS, to replace the endangered Kepler K2 spacecraft and examine more than 2,000 exoplanets found by Kepler K2 missions. …

[ad_1] In astronomy this week, TESS finds its first exoplanet – a super-Earth around the nearby star Pi Mensae – and astronomers have seen an asteroid hiding a galaxy to get details …

[ad_1] This site may generate affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. In the Star Trek universe, the beloved character Spock is native to the planet Vulcan. This …

[ad_1] Image showing the host star Pi Mensae (big black dot) around which the new planet was discovered. The red lines indicate the limits of the TESS opening. Image: Science and Engineering …