The Closest Exoplanets to Earth
Medium US,
Almost all orbit around red dwarfs: stars very different from the Sun, smaller, much less bright and generally much more active…
Tähtitiede | Suomalainen tähtitieteilijä löysi taannoin planeetan aivan lähinaapuristamme – nyt havainto on lopullisesti vahvistettu
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Eteläisen pallonpuoliskon taivaalla hohtaa kirkas kaksoistähti, jonka nimi on tuttu tieteistarinoista: Alfa Kentauri.
Proxima Centauri and Its Two Planets
Medium US,
Graphical simulation of Proxima Centauri and its two planets. Proxima c, lower left, is surrounded by a hypothetical ring system…
17 Facts About Interstellar Travel that Will Have You Dreaming of Space
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"The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever," wrote Soviet space travel pioneer…
Second planet found around Proxima Centauri
Astronomy Magazine,
Located just 4.2 light-years away, the star Proxima Centauri now has both an Earth-like world in its habitable zone and a more…
A Second Planet Was Found by Closest Star to the Sun
Discover Magazine,
This artist’s concept shows the Proxima Centauri system, including the roughly Earth-sized planet Proxima b (left) and the super…
Second terrestrial planet found around closest star to the Sun
Astronomy Magazine,
Located just 4.2 light-years away, the star Proxima Centauri now has both an Earth-like world in its habitable zone and a more…
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NASA's TESS Spacecraft is Finding Hundreds of Exoplanets — And is Poised to Find Thousands More
Space.com,
Within just 50 light-years from Earth, there are about 1,560 stars, likely orbited by several thousand planets.
NASA’s TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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Within just 50 light-years from Earth, there are about 1,560 stars, likely orbited by several thousand planets.
TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets | EarthSky.org
EarthSky,
Timeline of discoveries of exoplanetary systems within 50 light-years of the sun.
NASA’s TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
The Raw Story,
Within just 50 light-years from Earth, there are about 1,560 stars, likely orbited by several thousand planets.
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
Phys.org,
Within just 50 light-years from Earth, there are about 1,560 stars, likely orbited by several thousand planets.
MIL-OSI Global: NASA’s TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
Foreign Affairs New Zealand,
Post sponsored by NewzEngine.com Source: The Conversation – USA – By Daniel Apai, Associate Professor of Astronomy and…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
SFGate,
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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Daniel Apai, University of Arizona (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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Within just 50 light-years from Earth, there are about 1,560 stars, likely orbited by several thousand planets.
NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Apai…
NASA's TESS Spacecraft Is Finding Hundreds of Exoplanets – and Is Poised to Find Thousands More
Government Executive,
Within just 50 light-years from Earth, there are about 1,560 stars, likely orbited by several thousand planets.
Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent
The Raw Story,
Relative sizes of planets that are in a zone potentially compatible with life: Kepler-22b, Kepler-69c, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f…
Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent
Stuff.co.nz,
Extraterrestrial life, that familiar science-fiction trope, that kitschy fantasy, that CGI nightmare, has become a matter of…
The Discovery of Alien Life Is Coming Much Sooner Than You Think
Inverse,
E xtraterrestrial life, that familiar science fiction trope, that kitschy fantasy, that CGI nightmare, has become a matter of…
News story from Daily Mail on Thursday 02 May 2019
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Here's why scientists think discovering aliens is imminent
Business Insider,
Extraterrestrial life, that familiar science-fiction trope, that kitschy fantasy, that CGI nightmare, has become a matter of…
Here's Why The Idea of Alien Life Now Seems Inevitable And Possibly Imminent
Science Alert,
Extraterrestrial life, that familiar science-fiction trope, that kitschy fantasy, that CGI nightmare, has become a matter of…
Discovery of alien life now seems inevitable
MSN,
Extraterrestrial life, that familiar science-fiction trope, that kitschy fantasy, that CGI nightmare, has become a matter of…
Alien life discovery 'possibly imminent'
New Zealand Herald,
Extraterrestrial life, that familiar science-fiction trope, that kitschy fantasy, that CGI nightmare, has become a matter of…
Ученый: обилие потенциально обитаемых миров делает открытие внеземной жизни «неминуемым»
Naked Science,
По словам ученого, жизнь хоть и представляет собой особый вид сложной химии, с точки зрения науки в ней нет ничего особенного: уг…
Discovery of Alien Life Now Seems Inevitable—and Possibly Imminent
Newsweek,
This article is an edited extract from an essay, The search for ET, in The New Disruptors, the 64th edition of Griffith Review.
Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent
Australasian Science,
By Cathal D. O'Connell, Researcher and Centre Manager, BioFab3D (St Vincent's Hospital), University of Melbourne This article…
Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent
The Conversation,
This article is an edited extract from an essay, The search for ET, in The New Disruptors, the 64th edition of Griffith Review.
УФ-излучение не снижает жизнепригодность экзопланет всистемах красных карликов
elementy.ru,
С тех пор как стало известно, что вокруг многих звезд вращаются планеты, втом числе и похожие на Землю, не утихают споры о том, м…
Nearby planet is a top target for life
BBC News,
Image copyright ESO / M. Kornmesser Astronomers have found a cool, Earth-sized planet that's relatively close to our Solar…
Earth-sized planet orbits neighbouring star
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Image copyright ESO/M.Kornmesser The nearest habitable world beyond our Solar System might be right on our doorstep …
Essential Science: Planets close to dim stars may support life
Digital Journal,
Print By 1 min ago in Science The question of whether life exists on other planets in the depths of our galaxy continues to…
2016全球最受公众关注的科学成果发布
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中国科学院科技战略咨询研究院战略情报研究所研制的“2016全球最受公众关注的科学成果”，通过计量统计遴选出天文学与天体物理[1]、物理学、化学、地球科学、生命科学这五个学科中受到科技界热切关注的科学成果，及中国研究者参与的每个学科TOP30受公众关注的科学成…
2016全球最受公众关注的科学成果
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中国科学院科技战略咨询研究院战略情报研究所 中国科学院科技战略咨询研究院战略情报研究所研制的“2016全球最受公众关注的科学成果”，通过计量统计遴选出天文学与天体物理[1]、物理学、化学、地球科学、生命科学这五个学科中受到科技界热切关注的科学成果，及中国研究…
If We Colonize a Neighboring Solar System, Thank Guillem Anglada-Escude
Vice,
Nowadays, Guillem Anglada-Escude can analyze telescope data for over 14 hours without so much as looking up.
Astronomie: Gute Daten allein reichen nicht
Spektrum,
Kommentar | 23.03.2017 | Drucken | Teilen Eine lebendige Wissenschaftskultur ermutigt zu unterschiedlichen Interpretationen der…
The Woman Searching for a New Universe
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From LennyLetter Twenty years ago, astronomers looking out into the corners of our galaxy first spied exoplanets, celestial…
The Woman Searching for a New Universe
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From LennyLetter Twenty years ago, astronomers looking out into the corners of our galaxy first spied exoplanets, celestial…
ESO/M. KornmesserWhat it would take to reach the stars
Nature,
ESO/M. Kornmesser An artist’s impression of Proxima b is beautiful — and a fantasy.
Search For Habitable Worlds In Closest Star System Will Begin In 2019
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5418796 One of the world’s largest telescopes is about to get a big upgrade so it can search for potentially habitable worlds…
2016—The Year in Space and Astronomy
ECN,
The achievements of astrophysicists this year were as groundbreaking as they were varied.
News story from International Business Times (UK) on Wednesday 28 December 2016
International Business Times (UK),
2016—the year in space and astronomy
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2016: the year in space and astronomy
Australasian Science,
The achievements of astrophysicists this year were as groundbreaking as they were varied.
2016: the year in space and astronomy
The Conversation,
The achievements of astrophysicists this year were as groundbreaking as they were varied.
Les découvertes scientifiques qui ont marqué 2016
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Entre l'élection de Donald Trump et le Brexit sur le plan politique, l'année 2016 a pu être perçue par certains comme un retour…
News story from FranceTV Info on Tuesday 27 December 2016
FranceTV Info,
Jahresrückblick: Das war ein Superjahr!
ZEIT ONLINE,
Gravitationswellen entdeckt, Eizellen gezüchtet und erkannt, was Affen ahnen. Für die Wissenschaft war 2016 gigantisch.
From AI to protein folding: Our breakthrough runners-up
Science/AAAS,
These nine scientific developments or advancements made the final cut as Science’s editors and writers deliberated over the…
Science 2016: Facts Discovered Just This Year - Part 1
The University Herald,
Dec 21, 2016 08:15 AM EST Humanity has had pretty big breakthroughs in the recent years.
Science 2016: Facts Discovered Just This Year - Part 1
The University Herald,
Dec 21, 2016 08:15 AM EST Humanity has had pretty big breakthroughs in the recent years.
Gravitationswellen et al.: "Physics World" kürte die Highlights des Jahres
Der Standard,
London/Wien – Alle Jahre wieder im Dezember küren die Herausgeber des Magazins "Physics World" die zehn wichtigsten…
NASA And Stephen Hawking Working On A Spacecraft That Can Reach Proxima Centauri Traveling At One-Fifth The Speed Of Light
The Inquisitr,
NASA has announced that it is participating in an effort initiated by British astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking and…
Inside the Search for Life on ‘Nearby’ Proxima b
The Tyee,
Some of the brightest, best understood objects in the universe, from supergiant stars to superluminous galaxies, are also the…
The first planet ever discovered around another star
BBC News,
On a winter's night in January 1995, rain fell on the Haute-Provence Observatory in southern France.
White House Frontiers Conference Showcases National Plans For Mars Journey, High Technology
Forbes,
President Barack Obama is hosting the White House Frontiers Conference at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University.
White House Showcases National Plans For Mars Journey, High Technology
Forbes,
President Barack Obama is hosting the White House Frontiers Conference at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University.
Planet Around Another Star May Have More Liquid Water Than Earth
The Daily Caller,
5261445 Large amounts of liquid water may exist on an exoplanet relatively close to Earth, researchers at the French National…
Proxima b: Planet that could support human life ‘may have oceans’
RT Network,
The recently discovered Proxima b planet in the “habitable zone” of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the sun, may be…
"Кажется, мы впервые увидели, как образуется черная дыра"
Gazeta.ru,
Наверное, главным событие сентября стал первый релиз данных спутника GAIA. Обсерватория Gaia выдала первый релиз данных по 14 мес…
Planetu Zemi už jsme zprznili, v budoucnu bychom tak mohli žít třeba tady
Vice,
Umělecké ztvárnění pravděpodobné podoby planety Proxima b via Ve studii publikované ve vědeckém časopise Nature a vypracované…
【全新改版 】 Nature 一周论文导读 | 24 AUG 2016
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论文 (科研圈) · 2016-09-14 00:48 Vol.536 No.7616 审校：杨柳 赵维杰 史静雯 基因组学Genomics Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the…
News story from The Boston Globe on Thursday 08 September 2016
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Hallan un planeta parecido a la Tierra alrededor de Próxima Centauri, la estrella más cercana al Sol »
Press People,
25/08/2016 DESCARGA DE MATERI Vídeo Un grupo internacional de astrónomos, con participación del, ha hallado un planeta en torno…
프록시마 알파 켄타우리 주변을 공전하고 있는 온대기후의 지구형 행성 후보
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표지 사진은 프록시마 알파 켄타우리와 그에 딸린 행성인 프록시마 b를 형상화한 일러스트 작품을 보여주고 있다. 현재까지의 관측 결과 및 ESO(European Southern Observatory)에 설치된 장비를 이용한 새로운 도…
This is what a trip to an Earth-like planet might be like, according to an MIT astrophysicist
Foreign Affairs New Zealand,
MIL OSI Global Economy – Source: World Economic Forum Headline: Since at least the time of the Greek philosophers, humans have…
This is what a trip to an Earth-like planet might be like, according to an MIT astrophysicist
World Economic Forum,
Since at least the time of the Greek philosophers, humans have speculated about the existence of other worlds.
Rice University researchers: Life-giving carbon came to Earth in collision with Mercury-like planet
Houston Chronicle,
September 6, 2016 Updated: September 6, 2016 11:58am Photo: HO, AFP / Getty Images Space collision Scientist at Rice University…
An MIT astrophysicist explains what we’d see on a trip to Earth-like planet Proxima b
Quartz,
Since at least the time of the Greek philosophers, humans have speculated about the existence of other worlds.
An MIT astrophysicist explains what we’d see on a trip to Earth-like planet Proxima b
Global Advisors,
Since at least the time of the Greek philosophers, humans have speculated about the existence of other worlds.
Why It’s So Hard To Find The Next Earth, Even If You’re Looking Right At It
FiveThirtyEight,
In 1989, scientists found the first evidence of planets outside our own familiar, little solar neighborhood.
Scientists find Earth-like planet circling sun's nearest neighbour | Business Recorder
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Home » Weekend Magazine » Scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star closest to…
UFO Researchers: 8-Foot Humanoid Aliens From Proxima B Visited Earth In 2012, And They Are Still Living Among Us [Video]
The Inquisitr,
The discovery of Proxima b, an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of the Sun’s closest stellar neighbor, the…
A apărut o altă planetă pe care ne putem muta după ce distrugem Pământul | VICE | Romania
Vice,
Un studiu publicat pe 24 august în jurnalul științific Nature sugerează că oamenii au contribuit la schimbările climatice de…
Proxima b, telefono casa?
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ASI - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (via noodls) / Scoprire fino a che punto Proxima b, il nuovo pianeta, assomiglia alla Terra è…
Can Planet Proxima B Sustain Life? Scientists Say Earth-Like World Could Be Mankind's Future Home
International Business Times,
While studying a red dwarf star—the Proxima Centauri—located 25 trillion miles away, an international team of scientists…
Scientists find Earth-like planet circling sun's nearest neighbor
Standard.co.ke,
Scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star closest to the sun, potentially a…
Labeling new planets 'earth-like' may mislead the public
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Last week, astronomers announced the discovery of a second Earth not far from our ownexcept for the fact that it might not be.Lik…
Labeling new planets 'earth-like' may mislead the public
Business Insider,
Last week, astronomers announced the discovery of a “second Earth” not far from our own – except for the fact that it might not…
Earth-Mass Planet Right Next Door
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Return to Article List Next Article > Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Artist’s impression of the newly-discovered planet, Proxima…
Earth-like schmearthlike: How should we talk about potentially habitable planets?
Christian Science Monitor,
Last week, astronomers announced the discovery of a “second Earth” not far from our own – except for the fact that it might not…
Die Erde ist bald hinüber, aber Forscher haben vielleicht Ersatz gefunden | VICE | Deutschland
Vice,
Ein künstlerische Interpretation der Oberfläche von Proxima b | Bild: ESO/M. Kornmesser via Space.com Laut einer Studie, die am…
Op-Ed: New planet discovered close to the Sun's closest star
Digital Journal,
A planet around 1.3 times as massive as Earth has been detected orbiting the closest star to the sun: Proxima Centauri, a dim…
What the new planet says about life in the universe
Gulfnews.com,
The newly discovered planet Proxima b is about to change the focus of astronomy for decades to come — and maybe longer, if it…
Bloomberg View: What the new planet says about life in the universe
South Coast Today,
The newly discovered planet Proxima b is about to change the focus of astronomy for decades to come — and maybe longer, if it…
Earth is Basically Trash But Here’s Another Planet We Could Move To | VICE | United Kingdom
Vice,
An artist's impression of newly-discovered planet Proxima b. Image via This article originally appeared on VICE Australia/New…
Opinion: What the new planet says about universe
Long Island Newsday,
The newly discovered planet Proxima b is about to change the focus of astronomy for decades to come — and maybe longer, if it…
News story from Shanghai Daily on Saturday 27 August 2016
Shanghai Daily,
Het beeld van een bewoonbare planeet – Foto van de dag - National Geographic Nederland/België
National Geographic,
De zon gaat onder op Proxima B, een planeet op 4,24 lichtjaar afstand van de aarde.
What Happens If E.T. Phones Us?
FiveThirtyEight,
Four light years — more than 24 trillion miles — from our home planet there is a world orbiting a small, red star called…