Planets far beyond our galaxy discovered for the first time by astrophysicists
7 years, 1 month ago

Planets far beyond our galaxy discovered for the first time by astrophysicists

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists discover new technique for finding hidden aliens The newly discovered planets ranged from the size of the moon to the size of Jupiter, and their galaxy is 3.8 billion light years away from our own. This is the first time anyone has discovered planets outside our galaxy," said Professor Xinyu Dai, an astrophysicist at the University of Oklahoma. open image in gallery The gravitational lens RX J1131-1231 galaxy can be seen at the centre, with four lensed background quasars “This galaxy is located 3.8 billion light years away, and there is not the slightest chance of observing these planets directly, not even with the best telescope one can imagine in a science fiction scenario. "These small planets are the best candidate for the signature we observed in this study using the microlensing technique,” said Professor Dai.

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Planet 9: Inside the search for a hidden planet in our solar system
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Planet 9: Inside the search for a hidden planet in our solar system

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “There are definitely full-blown skeptics about Planet Nine — it’s kind of a contentious topic,” Rice said. But Batygin and his team ran computer simulations to test this scenario versus the presence of Planet Nine, and they found that a solar system without the hidden planet is “strongly refuted by the data.” …

Nasa creates history with discovery of 6 new planets outside Solar System
8 months, 1 week ago

Nasa creates history with discovery of 6 new planets outside Solar System

India Today  

Nasa has announced the discovery of six new worlds, pushing the total number of confirmed planets beyond our solar system to 5,502. FINDING SIX NEW PLANETS The newly discovered exoplanets showcase a diverse range of characteristics. These discoveries employed various detection methods, including the radial velocity technique, which measures stellar wobble caused by orbiting planets, and the transit method, which …

Astronomers discover 70 ‘rogue planets’ the size of Jupiter in our galaxy
3 years, 3 months ago

Astronomers discover 70 ‘rogue planets’ the size of Jupiter in our galaxy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A team of astronomers discovered at least 70 ‘rogue’ planets in our galaxy, …

Nasa finds first possible planet outside our galaxy
3 years, 4 months ago

Nasa finds first possible planet outside our galaxy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Nasa telescope might have found the first ever planet outside of our …

First planet outside Milky Way Galaxy detected: Saturn-like object is orbiting a black hole
3 years, 4 months ago

First planet outside Milky Way Galaxy detected: Saturn-like object is orbiting a black hole

India Today  

Objects hanging in the vacuum of the cosmos orbiting a star have been detected throughout the galaxy, these exoplanets have been a source of enhancing our understanding of the conditions beyond our solar system. Astronomers have now gone a step further and detected the first planet not just beyond the solar system but beyond the entire stretch of the Milky …

Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time
3 years, 4 months ago

Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time

NPR  

Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/NASA via Getty Images NASA/NASA via Getty Images We may be one step closer to understanding the unknown parts of our universe. Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope have detected what appears to be a planet in a …

NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Chris Smith /NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center This artist's illustration depicts the rocky exoplanet GJ 486 b, which orbits a red dwarf star located 26 light-years away from Earth. Patricia Klein/MPIA This artist's impression shows a close-up view of Proxima d, a planet candidate recently found orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima …

Invisible rogue planets without stars? NASA’s new space telescope could find hundreds of them
4 years, 7 months ago

Invisible rogue planets without stars? NASA’s new space telescope could find hundreds of them

CNN  

CNN — NASA is on the hunt for rogue planets. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s upcoming observatory expected to launch in the mid-2020s, could reveal a multitude of rogue planets that don’t orbit stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to new research. Roman is a game-changer for rogue planet searches.” Given the fact that rogue planets don’t …

Nearly 140 new minor planets are discovered beyond Neptune
5 years ago

Nearly 140 new minor planets are discovered beyond Neptune

Daily Mail  

Scientists have identified nearly 140 new minor planets in the darkness just beyond Neptune's orbit. These objects ranged in distance from about 30 astronomical units, which is close to Neptune's orbit, right out to over 90 AU The Dark Energy Survey uses technology to map galaxies, detect supernova and find patters of cosmic structures that help experts learn about the …

Here's all you want to know about the newly discovered 840 small planets beyond Neptune
6 years, 9 months ago

Here's all you want to know about the newly discovered 840 small planets beyond Neptune

India TV News  

The universe is certainly an unbelievably vast place- a pandora's box to be precise. Now, researchers have discovered and confirmed 840 small worlds in distant, hard-to-reach area beyond Neptune. The latest discovery is a result of a five year project called the Outer Solar System Origins Survey. By using the imaging camera installed on Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii, researchers looked …

Planets Beyond Milky Way Discovered For The First Time
7 years, 1 month ago

Planets Beyond Milky Way Discovered For The First Time

News 18  

Astrophysicists have for the first time discovered a population of planets beyond the Milky Way galaxy, using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Professor Xinyu Dai and postdoctoral researcher Eduardo Guerras made the discovery with data from the NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, a telescope in space that is controlled by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. While planets are often discovered within …

Scientists find planets in a galaxy outside Milky Way for the first time: All about it
7 years, 1 month ago

Scientists find planets in a galaxy outside Milky Way for the first time: All about it

India Today  

An astrophysics team from the University of Oklahoma has discovered for the first time a population of planets beyond the Milky Way galaxy. Representational Image According to the reports, Xinyu Dai, professor in the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, OU College of Arts and Sciences, with OU postdoctoral researcher Eduardo Guerras, made the discovery with data from …

Eight planets found orbiting distant star, NASA says
7 years, 3 months ago

Eight planets found orbiting distant star, NASA says

CNN  

Story highlights For the first time, eight planets have been found orbiting Kepler-90 It is tied with our solar system for a star hosting the most known planets CNN — For the first time, eight planets have been found orbiting a distant star, Kepler-90, 2,545 light-years from Earth in the Draco constellation, NASA announced Thursday. But Google Artificial Intelligence – …

Researchers find hidden stars that may make planets appear smaller than they actually are
7 years, 8 months ago

Researchers find hidden stars that may make planets appear smaller than they actually are

Firstpost  

Researchers have found that hidden stars may make planets appear smaller than they actually are, complicating the search for Earth-like planets. A system of two closely orbiting stars may appear in images as a single point of light, even from sophisticated observatories such as NASA’s Kepler space telescope. “Our understanding of how many planets are small like Earth, and how …

Scientists discover earth's 'iceball twin' and it is 13,000 light years away
7 years, 10 months ago

Scientists discover earth's 'iceball twin' and it is 13,000 light years away

India Today  

The National Aeronautics Space Administration continues its venture into the unknown and has discovered yet another planet similar to ours. The exoplanet, situated nearly 13,000 light-years away, is about as massive as Earth and orbits its star at about the same distance Earth circles the sun. Whereas radial velocity searches look for planets in our immediate galactic neighborhood, up to …

Astronomers detect distant galaxy at the edge of the known universe, 13.1 billion years in the past
7 years, 11 months ago

Astronomers detect distant galaxy at the edge of the known universe, 13.1 billion years in the past

Firstpost  

The researchers used the Hubble space telescope to find the galaxy and confirmed its age and distance with instruments at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii. Astronomers have discovered a faint, incredibly distant galaxy, about 13.1 billion years in the past, just about 700 million years after the Big Bang. “Other most distant objects are extremely bright and probably rare compared …

Astronomers detect ultra-faint galaxy from the very early universe
7 years, 11 months ago

Astronomers detect ultra-faint galaxy from the very early universe

ABC  

Peering way back in time, astronomers have discovered the faintest galaxy ever detected in the early universe. Key points: Galaxy MACS1423-z7p64 is 10 times fainter than any other galaxy that has been detected at a distance of 13.1 billion years Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to identify the galaxy, and the Keck Observatory to pinpoint its distance The galaxy …

Alien solar system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby dwarf star could be rich with water and life
8 years, 1 month ago

Alien solar system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby dwarf star could be rich with water and life

ABC  

Seven Earth-sized planets, many of which could harbour life, have been discovered orbiting a dwarf star in our own galactic neighbourhood. Key points: System of seven planets orbiting a dwarf star 40-light years away contains the most Earth-sized planets ever seen The inner six of these planets are rocky like Earth Three or more could harbour oceans of water on …

Three Earth-like exoplanets discovered 40 light years away
8 years, 10 months ago

Three Earth-like exoplanets discovered 40 light years away

Wired  

Three Earth-like exoplanets have been found orbiting a tiny star 40 light years away, scientists have revealed. Located 40 light years away, the new planets were found orbiting around a tiny star by an international team led by astronomers at the University of Liège in Belgium. But the TRAPPIST pilot project is designed to detect Earth-like planets around these smaller …

Nasa's planet hunting Kepler Space Telescope set to make announcement
9 years, 8 months ago

Nasa's planet hunting Kepler Space Telescope set to make announcement

Daily Mail  

Astronomers may be preparing to announce the discovery of a planet similar to Earth that has been found orbiting another star. Nasa is due to hold a news conference on Thursday to reveal the latest discoveries from its Kepler Space Telescope, which has been scouring the skies for planets outside our own solar system. Scroll down for video Astronomers with …

NASA announces 715 newly discovered planets
11 years ago

NASA announces 715 newly discovered planets

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Earth’s galaxy is looking far more crowded and hospitable. Douglas Hudgins, NASA’s exoplanet exploration program scientist, called the announcement a major step toward the planet-hunting Kepler telescope’s ultimate goal: “finding Earth 2.0.” It’s a big step in not just finding other Earths, but “the possibility of life elsewhere,” said Lisa Kaltenegger, a Harvard and Max Planck Institute …

Planets like Earth existed near old star: Astronomers discover evidence of planets beyond our solar system
11 years, 5 months ago

Planets like Earth existed near old star: Astronomers discover evidence of planets beyond our solar system

Daily Mail  

Planets like Earth existed near old star: Astronomers discover evidence of planets beyond our solar system Shattered remains of asteroid discovered 150 light years away from the Earth It is the first time that both water and a rocky surface have been found beyond our solar system Scientists believe it is a glimpse into the distant future of our own …

Number of alien planets discovered nears 1,000
11 years, 5 months ago

Number of alien planets discovered nears 1,000

The Hindu  

Astronomers are closing in on 1,000th alien planet to be discovered, just twenty years after spotting the first world beyond our solar system. In 1992, researchers detected two planets orbiting a rotating neutron star, or pulsar, about 1,000 light-years from Earth, however, confirmation of the first alien world circling a “normal” star like our Sun did not come until 1995. …

Milky Way Galaxy Shown to Be Teeming With Planets
13 years, 2 months ago

Milky Way Galaxy Shown to Be Teeming With Planets

Wired  

Just 20 years ago, astronomers had no direct evidence that planets orbited other stars. Now, researchers estimate the Milky Way galaxy contains a huge number of planets, with Earth-sized worlds vastly outnumbering the rest. "We find that, on average, every star has a planet, and since there are at least 100 billion stars, there are at least 100 billion planets," …

NASA's Kepler telescope spots 'invisible' planet duo – Firstpost
13 years, 6 months ago

NASA's Kepler telescope spots 'invisible' planet duo – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Scientists belonging to the Harvard University have made a claim that the universe is also home to two ‘alien’ planets, which they refer to as being ‘invisible’. Named Kepler-19b and Kepler-19c, the existence of these alien planets was first affirmed when NASA’s Kepler telescope spotted the Kepler-19b, when it passed in front of its host star. According to an official …

Planets found aplenty outside solar system
14 years, 1 month ago

Planets found aplenty outside solar system

The Hindu  

NASA’s planet-hunting telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life. NASA released new data on Wednesday from its Kepler telescope on more than 1,000 possible new planets outside our solar system — more than doubling the count of what astronomers call exoplanets. While Kepler hasn’t yet found planets that are as small as Earth, …

Astronomers claim to have spotted earliest galaxy
14 years, 1 month ago

Astronomers claim to have spotted earliest galaxy

The Hindu  

An international team of astronomers say they have glimpsed the earliest galaxy yet, a smudge of light from nearly 13.2 billion years ago — a time when the cosmos was a far lonelier place. Illingworth said originally he and colleagues confused what may have been real light from billions of years ago and background “noise” from the process of looking …

Planet from another galaxy visits Milky Way
14 years, 4 months ago

Planet from another galaxy visits Milky Way

The Hindu  

These days, the discovery of yet another planet orbiting yet another distant star in our galaxy doesn’t seem out of the ordinary. The newly discovered planet has a mass at least 1.25 times that of Jupiter and orbits a star called HIP13044, a giant near the end of its life that is part of the “Helmi stream”. “This discovery is …

Scientists estimate Earth-sized planets could be common
14 years, 4 months ago

Scientists estimate Earth-sized planets could be common

The Hindu  

A group of astronomers has estimated that as many as one in four stars similar to the Sun could be orbited by Earth-size planets. A five-year observation of 166 stars within 80 light years of Earth, using the powerful Keck telescope in Hawaii, counted planets orbiting the stars, down to the smallest planets now detectable by telescopes. Although the smallest …

Five new planets discovered by NASA's Kepler Spacecraft
15 years, 2 months ago

Five new planets discovered by NASA's Kepler Spacecraft

China Daily  

Scientists on Monday reported the first new worlds discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope, which was launched in March last year specifically to find planets orbiting distant stars. Kepler's high precision is not just useful in identifying new planets around distant stars. One other conclusion from these first Kepler observations: many of the 100,000-plus stars in Kepler's sights are less …

New Exoplanet Hunter Makes First 5 Discoveries
15 years, 2 months ago

New Exoplanet Hunter Makes First 5 Discoveries

Wired  

The Kepler Space Telescope, a designated planet-hunting satellite, has found its first five planets, among them an odd, massive world only as dense as Styrofoam. Right now, Kepler can only detect large planets orbiting close to their stars, which means that these first planets are too hot to hold liquid water, a requirement for life as we know it. "We …

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