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An international team of researchers with participation from the University of Gttingen has discovered the first large gas giant orbiting a small star. The planet orbits the nearby red dwarf star GJ3512. This discovery challenges scientists' understan

5G mobile service should start next year in Ukraine, according to a decree signed Friday by President Poroshenko, writes ubn.news. The decree sets a sch

A MYSTERIOUS object from deep space is fizzing towards the Solar System and scientists have no idea what it is. Dubbed "C/2019 Q4", the high-speed body appears to be on a path originating from another star system that will see it fire past Mars in

Scientists have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b.

HUMANS should avoid making contact with aliens, a scientist has warned, due to fears extraterrestrial life might wish us harm.

A new study indicates that some exoplanets may have better conditions for life to thrive than Earth itself has. "This is a surprising conclusion," said lead researcher Dr. Stephanie Olson, "it shows us that conditions on some exoplanets with f

China's Chang'e-4 lunar rover has discovered an unusually colored, 'gel-like' substance during its exploration activities on the far side of the moon.

Astronomers have never seen a world quite like HR 5183 b before

A team of astronomers has discovered a second giant planet in orbit around alpha Pictoris, a star that is relatively young (23 million years old) and close (63.4 light years), and surrounded by a disk of dust. The alpha Pictoris system has fascinated astr

For the first time, NASA was able to capture a photo of the surface conditions of an exoplanet orbiting a star using its Spitzer Space Telescope. According to the agency, the exoplanet does not have an atmosphere.The alien planet photographed by Spitzer i

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will team up to save Earth from getting destroyed by an approaching double asteroid. The space agencies' upcoming missions will involve visiting and deflecting the massive Didymos asteroid system and its gigant

Moments after SpaceX's Falcon 9 deployed the AMOS-17 satellite in space, the spacecraft was approached by a UFO. Despite not showing any visible means of propulsion, the mysterious object was able to make sharp maneuvers around the spacecraft.On Aug.

A team of scientists recently conducted a first-of-its-kind experiment to study the effects of space radiation on a living brain. And the results don't bode well for NASA's planned mission to Mars. The research was conducted by lead author Charles

They've been destroyed by their suns but still sing a sad song. And one day it's going to happen here, too.

Follow-up research could reveal if the planet is rocky or has oceans.

The super-Earth is scorching hot, and the others are cooler. However, they're not ice worlds like Neptune. The post NASA's TESS Spots 3 New Exoplanets in Rare Solar System appeared first on ExtremeTech .

Scientists have discovered a new planet outside the Solar System and this alien world has three glowing suns.The exoplanet dubbed LTT 1445Ab was found using data gathered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a space telescope design

NASA satellite has discovered two dozen nearby planets and expects hundreds more

The rock, now named 2019 OK, came within a scant 43,500 miles of Earth, which is far closer than the Moon is to Earth, and astronomers didn’t even know it was there until it was already upon us. The Sun, it turns out, is to blame for our lack of awareness.

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered 21 planets outside our solar system and captured data on other interesting events occurring in the southern sky during its first year of science. TESS has now turned its attention to t