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Tag: exoplanets

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Could planets orbiting dwarf stars have liquid water?

Posted on June 24, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

A team of planetary scientists in Japan found Earth-like planets orbiting dwarf stars could still harbor liquid water if they started out…

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    How to spot colorful life on icy exoplanets

    Posted on November 7, 2022June 25, 2025 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, 2020June 24, 2025 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, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

              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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