An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits a star in our galaxy. More than 7,000 have been found ...

Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, ...

A planet that may support alien life has been discovered less than 20 light-years from Earth. The "promising" super-Earth - called HD 20794 d - may house water, according to the international research ...

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star. The planet was originally ...

Huge breakthrough in the search for aliens: NASA discovers a 'super Earth' exoplanet just 20 light-years away that could have the right conditions to support life For millennia, humans have asked ...

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, we detected more than 7000 of them in our Galaxy. But there are still billionsmore to be ...

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Mars was at opposition as Earth passed by it in our faster, inner orbit. Mars is still very bright and will continue to be so ...

The SCOT satellite is engineered for space surveillance, capable of tracking objects as small as 5 cm in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO ... and limited fields of view. “Satellites serve as the backbone ...

New Glenn is capable of carrying 50 tons (45 metric tons) of payload to low Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which also features reusable first stage boosters, can lift around 70 ...