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  • [ 7 March 2021 ] Red hypergiant mimics Betelguese with dusty dimming on a vast scale News
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Astronomers find possible near-Earth-like planet in archived Kepler data

9 June 2020 Astronomy Now

Researchers find evidence for an intriguing exoplanet in archived Kepler data, a “mirror-image” Earth-like world in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.

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Earth-size habitable-zone planet found in archived Kepler data

19 April 2020 Astronomy Now

Researchers taking a second look at archived Kepler data find a mislabled Earth-size exoplanet in a red dwarf’s habitable zone.

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White dwarf chows down on brown dwarf companion in feeding frenzy

26 January 2020 Astronomy Now

A chance observation buried in the Kepler Space Telescope’s data archive revealed a dwarf nova that brightened by a factor of 1,600 in a single day.

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Cotton-candy worlds may be steps on planetary evolution ladder

26 December 2019 Astronomy Now

The three lowest-density exoplanets yet discovered may be steps on the planetary evolution ladder, shrinking to resemble more commonplace worlds over time.

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CHEOPS launched on follow-up exoplanet research mission

24 December 2019 Stephen Clark

The European Space Agency’s CHEOPs satellite is now in space for an ambitious mission to study already-discovered exoplanets in more detail.

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TESS completes first year of operation; begins mapping northern sky

28 July 2019 Astronomy Now

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS – mapped the southern sky during its first year of operation and is now imaging the northern sky in search of exoplanets and other phenomena.

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A third planet found in binary star system

19 April 2019 Astronomy Now

Astronomers studying data from the Kepler Space Telescope have found a third planet orbiting a binary star system in Cygnus.

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TESS on track to revolutionise exoplanet astronomy

8 January 2019 Astronomy Now

In just three months, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, discovered three confirmed worlds, 280 candidates and six supernovae.

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Type 1a supernova, caught in the act of exploding, raises new questions

30 November 2018 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have captured the light from a white dwarf exploding in a Type 1a supernova, shedding light on the mechanism powering the blasts while raising fresh questions.

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Kepler spacecraft, nearly out of fuel, suspends exoplanet search

9 July 2018 Astronomy Now

The Kepler spacecraft, nearly out of fuel, has suspended its search for exoplanets pending the downlink of stored data. Flight controllers hope to resume observations in August for as long as the dwindling propellant holds out.

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  • Red hypergiant mimics Betelguese with dusty dimming on a vast scale

    7 March 2021
  • Evidence grows for pulsar at the heart of famed supernova remnant

    1 March 2021
  • Juno mission extended, will now study Jupiter’s moons and rings

    26 February 2021
  • Video provides thrilling bird’s eye view of Mars landing

    22 February 2021
  • Perseverance Mars rover lands on Mars, beams back dramatic photos

    19 February 2021
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