Alien Life could be discovered within the next 40 years
September 7th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lord Martin Rees who is the queen’s astronomer said last night that there is a possibility of alien life being discovered beyond the solar system in the ... Read more...
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Billions of life bearing planets float in the milky way
May 14th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 14 (IANS) A few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing earth-sized planets may exist in the space between stars in the Milky Way, says a study.The idea is being ... Read more...
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NASA finds 1,235 planets that could have extra-terrestrial lifeforms
March 30th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): Astronomers at NASA have spent the last two years scouring the Milky Way for Earth-like planets in their quest for foreign life forms.And they have found 1,235 planets ... Read more...
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50bn planets in Milky Way, estimates first cosmic census
February 21st, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): The first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy has suggested that there are at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.And some 500 million of those ... Read more...
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Cosmic census estimates 50 billion planets in our galaxy
February 21st, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) A cosmic census conducted for the first time has revealed that there are at least 50 billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy.And some 500 million of those ... Read more...
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Alien Solar System Detected 127 Light Years Away
August 25th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Astronomers have reported the discovery of an alien solar system replete with seven planets circling a star. The solar system has been detected ... Read more...
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Scientists discover richest planetary system
August 25th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180 using ESO's world-leading HARPS instrumentThere's evidence of two more planets in ... Read more...
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Brand new planet-finding technique boosts chances of finding new Earths
July 9th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Using a completely new technique, astronomers from Germany, Bulgaria and Poland have discovered an exotic extrasolar planet-an approach that could find planets as small as the Earth in ... Read more...
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Pluto likely to remain a ‘dwarf planet’
August 1st, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 1 (ANI): A group of astronomers might be pushing for Pluto to be given back the status of a 'planet', but many experts feel that the definition will remain the ... Read more...
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Scientists once again in the great planetary debate
September 22nd, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 22 (ANI): Scientists have again started the great debate on the exact definition of a planet, and have come out with conflicting viewpoints.Two years ago, the International Astronomical Union ... Read more...
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Pluto should get back its planet status, claim astronomers
August 10th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): Former ninth planet Pluto should get back its planet-status, say leading astronomers.This week, many senior space scientists, including NASA experts will be debating the controversial decision by ... Read more...
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