Astronomers have discovered the youngest fully formed exoplanet ever detected. original
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New Planet Is Largest Discovered That Orbits Two Suns
If you cast your eyes toward the constellation Cygnus, you’ll be looking in the direction of the largest planet yet discovered around a double-star system. It’s too faint to see with the naked eye, but a team led by astronomers from Goddard and San Diego State University, used NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope to identify the […]
Mission Manager Update: K2 Marches On
NASA has also announced today that its K2 mission is to continue science operations through the end of the FY19, by which time the on-board fuel is expected to be fully depleted. original
NASA: Solar Storms May Have Been Key to Life on Earth
Our sun’s adolescence was stormy—and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it. original
Kepler-223 System: Clues to Planetary Migration
A new study finds a solar system whose planets may resemble the ancient configuration of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. original
2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System
A recently published study is helping to demystify the largest known object in our solar system without an official name. original
Briefing materials: 1,284 Newly Validated Kepler Planets
Briefing materials for the announcement of 1,284 newly validated Kepler planets original
NASA to Announce Latest Kepler Discoveries During Media Teleconference
NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 10 to announce the latest discoveries made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope. original
Mission Manager Q&A: Recovering The Kepler Spacecraft To Hunt For Exoplanets Again
Kepler’s mission manager tells us what happened to the spacecraft and the steps the team took to return it to the job of hunting for planets for the K2 mission. original
Promising Worlds Found Around Nearby Ultra-cool Dwarf Star
Astronomers using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory have discovered three planets with sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth, orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. original
Mission Manager Update: Kepler Recovered and Returned to the K2 Mission
The Kepler spacecraft remains stable as the process of returning it to science continues. The cause of the anomaly, first reported on April 8, remains under investigation. original
Mission Manager Update: Kepler Remains Stable as Health Check Continues
The Kepler spacecraft remains stable as the process of returning it to science continues. The cause of the anomaly, first reported on April 8, remains under investigation. original
Mission Manager Update: Kepler Recovered from Emergency and Stable
Mission operations engineers successfully recovered the Kepler spacecraft from Emergency Mode on April 10, 2016. original