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NASA Wants to Launch Exoplanet Probe in 2069
2017-12-28 13:30:34| Extremetech
NASA is all about forward thinking, but there's a lot that needs to happen before this plan can come to fruition. The post NASA Wants to Launch Exoplanet Probe in 2069 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Astronomers Studying Super-Earth Exoplanet Find A Bonus Planet
2017-12-07 14:40:42| Extremetech
Scientists used to wonder how common planets were throughout the universe, and now we know. They're so common, it's possible just to find another one while you're trying to gather data on the one you already knew about. The post Astronomers Studying ‘Super-Earth’ Exoplanet Find A Bonus Planet appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Exoplanet Atmospheres Could Obscure Signs of Life
2017-12-04 15:26:12| Extremetech
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany created simulations of multiple nearby exoplanets that have the potential to support life, including Proxima b and TRAPPIST-1d. The post Exoplanet Atmospheres Could Obscure Signs of Life appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Nearby exoplanet Proxima b could be a habitable ocean world
2016-10-28 15:20:35| Extremetech
Ready to go for a swim? The biggest swimming pool in this section of the galaxy could be just 24 trillion miles away. The post Nearby exoplanet Proxima b could be a habitable ocean world appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Closest exoplanet Proxima b remains mysterious, in the absence of direct observation
2016-10-10 13:30:02| Extremetech
Without a transit to observe Proxima b, its true nature remains unknown.
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