Planet formation favors the metal-rich inner Milky Way, suggest scientists
Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...
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Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.
Peculiar icy objects in outer reaches of the Milky Way perplex astronomers
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
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Gaia Mission Measures Metals In Milky Way Stars
Milky Way stars that are high and low in metallicity have been mapped by the ESA Gaia mission. [Gaia spacecraft: Mapping the ...
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Hubble Settled Milky Way Debate 100 Years Ago
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society ...