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Sciworthy

Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: Space

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Clear skies and water detected in Neptune-sized exoplanet

Posted on September 24, 2014June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

Astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Kepler Space Telescope have discovered…

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    Oxygen alone may not be enough to detect life on exoplanets

    Posted on September 13, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Astronomers searching the atmospheres of alien worlds or exoplants for gases that might be produced by life can’t rely on the…

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      Milky Way belongs to supercluster of galaxies named Laniakea

      Posted on September 11, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) — among other telescopes — have determined…

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        Farside of the moon is like thick crust pizza with craters

        Posted on June 16, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        55-year old dark side of the moon mystery solved The Man in the Moon appeared when meteoroids struck the Earth-facing side of the moon…

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