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Jul 7, 2021
Scientists discovered four new Earth-sized rogue planets with no suns
Astronomers cleverly repurposed old technology to find these planetary needles in a galactic haystack.
Sep 12, 2019
This distant world is a lot like Earth, but you wouldn’t want to live there
A familiar atmosphere with a few alien quirks.
Nov 6, 2018
Two NASA spacecraft died in one week—and there’s a connection
Kepler and Dawn guzzled through their precious gas for similar reasons.
Jul 10, 2018
NASA’s most prolific planet-hunting telescope is taking a nap
But the end is fast approaching.
Mar 13, 2018
Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)
The company's open source AI software is an armchair explorer's dream.
Dec 15, 2017
Artificial intelligence just discovered two new exoplanets
This is what happens when you turn machine learning loose on the cosmos.
Dec 12, 2016
We’ve spotted cloudy weather on a giant exoplanet
And its clouds may be made of gemstones
Aug 16, 2013
NASA Has Stopped Trying To Fix The Kepler Space Telescope
But they won't put the hobbling two-wheeled spacecraft out to pasture yet.
May 16, 2013
How NASA Could Save Kepler
Scott Hubbard, former director of the NASA Ames Research Center, speculates on how NASA could revive the ailing space telescope.
May 15, 2013
NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft May Be Finished
A critical failure in Kepler's alignment may spell the end for the storied planet hunter.