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Tag: exoplanets

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How to spot colorful life on icy exoplanets

Posted on November 7, 2022May 8, 2023 by Aubrey Zerkle

In recent decades, astronomers have discovered more than 5000 planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, with nearly 9000 more…

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    When life detoxifies itself, it leaves behind a helpful sign

    Posted on October 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Scientists found that a methylated gas produced by life as a waste product of detoxification could serve as a remotely observable sign of…

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      How do we choose which planets to search for life?

      Posted on September 19, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Scientists used computer models to determine how likely a planet is to be habitable by its age, size, and distance from its sun.

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        Using radio signals from exoplanets to detect magnetic fields

        Posted on July 29, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        An observational technique called ‘beam-forming’ detects exoplanetary radio emissions that allow researchers to calculate exoplanets’…

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          How stars can limit life in the universe

          Posted on October 1, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now,…

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            How biology writes its signature

            Posted on August 26, 2020October 24, 2022 by Garrett Campion

            In recent decades the search for extraterrestrial life has seen major advancements in technology and methodology. The search for…

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              Can Artificial Intelligence find new planets for us?

              Posted on November 28, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              On a clear night you might easily see Jupiter, Mars or other planets from our solar system. This is how astronomers from thousands of years…

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                What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares?

                Posted on November 14, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Thanks to NASA’s Kepler Mission, over one-thousand potentially habitable exoplanets have been discovered to-date, orbiting around their…

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                  Chasing Alien Worlds with a Flying Telescope

                  Posted on September 27, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  The airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a flying observatory aboard a modified Boeing 747 that takes…

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                    Why is the Sun Yellow?

                    Posted on May 18, 2017October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

                    Jacob Haqq-Misra, Ravi Kopparapu, and Eric Wolf attempt to address this question in a recent paper titled "Why do we find ourselves around a…

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                      Artist's impression of the planetary system around the red dwarf Gliese 581. Credit: ESO

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