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Astronomers is search of Earth-like planets in Goldilock's zone

Arpita Mukherjee — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:19:41 +0000

For centuries, men have wondered whether we are alone in this universe or there are other living beings similar to us in the giant cosmos. While science fictions have delved into the world of extra-terrestrials, but astronomers are yet to...

All Wet? Astronomers Claim Discovery of Earthlike Planet

Maggie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:02:17 +0000

A team of astronomers announced they have discovered the smallest and potentially most Earth-like extrasolar planet yet. Five times as massive as Earth, it orbits a relatively cool star at a distance that would provide earthly temperatures as...

New planet bigger than Jupiter found 1,500 light-years away

Irani — Fri, 04 May 2007 07:26:45 +0000

Yet another new discovery of a planet has been made after its 14 ‘perhaps’ smaller siblings are spotted beyond our solar system. Unlike the other gas giants of the size of the Jupiter, this new very hot world is found to be bigger...