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exoplanets

An artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star

Space

Two new rogue planets that do not orbit stars have been discovered

Astronmers have found two new planets that don't have stars. They are incredibly difficult to spot, but there may be more of them in the Milky Way than stars

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exoplanet

Space

Weather forecasts from alien worlds are in - and it's wild out there

Features

Didier Queloz: The search for habitable exoplanets

Video

Didier Queloz: The search for habitable exoplanets

Video

Exomoon

Space

First known exomoon could be a baffling monster the size of Neptune

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NASA’s new exoplanet-hunter has spotted its first alien worlds

Space

NASA’s new exoplanet-hunter has spotted its first alien worlds

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Life is Strange

Space

Don't miss: A digital sidekick, culture of crystals and bits of bear

Culture

10 mysteries of the universe: Is our solar system normal?

Space

10 mysteries of the universe: Is our solar system normal?

Features

Earth

Life

The clues to finding alien life could lie in Earth's deep past

Features

Planet HD-189733b

Space

The galaxy is full of ‘water world’ exoplanets where life could evolve

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Uranus

Space

Forgotten giants: Why the time is ripe to revisit Uranus and Neptune

A fleeting glimpse of the ice giants 30 years ago hinted at very weird science that could tell us a lot about exoplanets. Now we have a rare chance to go back

Features

Space

Why weird star systems are where we'll find alien life

Features

Space

Tiny planets full of diamonds have been created in the lab

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Space

Here’s what alien astronomers would see if they looked at Earth

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Space

Colony ship to nearest star only needs crew of 100 to survive

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