A planet made of diamond PhysOrg - August 25, 2011A once-massive star that's been transformed into a small planet made of diamond: that is what University of Manchester astronomers think they've found in the Milky Way.
Nasa's Kepler telescope finds planet orbiting two suns BBC - September 16, 2011
Named Kepler-16b, it is thought to be an uninhabitable cold gas giant, like Saturn. The newly detected body lies some 200 light years from Earth. Though there have been hints in the past that planets circling double stars might exist - "circumbinary planets", as they are known - scientists say this is the first confirmation. It means when the day ends on Kepler-16b, there is a double sunset, they say.
A planet made of diamond PhysOrg - August 25, 2011
A once-massive star that's been transformed into a small planet made of diamond: that is what University of Manchester astronomers think they've found in the Milky Way.
Saturn has rings - this planet has diamonds MSNBC - August 25, 2011
A newly discovered alien planet that formed from a dead star is a real diamond in the rough. The super-high pressure of the planet, which orbits a rapidly pulsing neutron star, has likely caused the carbon within it to crystallize into an actual diamond, a new study suggests. The composition of the planet, which is about five times the size of Earth, is not its only outstanding feature.
"Diamond" Planet Found; May Be Stripped Star Live Science - August 25, 2011
The newfound planet orbits the pulsar so closely the entire system would fit inside the sun. An exotic planet as dense as diamond has been found in the Milky Way, and astronomers think the world is a former star that got transformed by its orbital partner. The odd planet was discovered orbiting what's known as a millisecond pulsar - a tiny, fast-spinning corpse of a massive star that died in a supernova. Astronomers estimate that the newfound planet is 34,175 miles (55,000 kilometers) across, or about five times Earth's diameter.
Darkest Planet Found: Coal-Black, It Reflects Almost No Light National Geographic - August 12, 2011
It may be hard to imagine a planet blacker than coal, but that's what astronomers say they've discovered in our home galaxy with NASA's Kepler space telescope. Orbiting only about three million miles out from its star, the Jupiter-size gas giant planet, dubbed TrES-2b, is heated to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (980 degrees Celsius). Yet the apparently inky world appears to reflect almost none of the starlight that shines on it, according to a new study.
Alien planet looks 'just right' for life MSNBC - September 30, 2010
Astronomers say they've found the first planet beyond our solar system that could have the right size and setting to sustain life as we know it, only 20 light-years from Earth.
Alien life certain to exist on Earth-like planet, scientists say Telegraph.co.uk - September 30, 2010
Alien life certain to exist on Earth-like planet, scientists say. The chances of alien life existing on a newly-discovered Earth-like planet are 100 per cent, an astronomer has claimed.
Scientists find potentially habitable planet near Earth PhysOrg - September 29, 2010
If confirmed, this would be the most Earth-like exoplanet yet discovered and the first strong case for a potentially habitable one. To astronomers, a "potentially habitable" planet is one that could sustain life, not necessarily one that humans would consider a nice place to live. Habitability depends on many factors, but liquid water and an atmosphere are among the most important.
Planet Found With Comet-like Tail National Geographic - July 16, 2010
Kuiper Belt world measured in star pass BBC - June 16, 2010
Astronomers say they have observed, for the first time, a distant icy world orbiting beyond Neptune as it passed briefly in front of a bright star.
New Planets Found; Have Backward Orbits National Geographic - April 13, 2010
A handful of hot Jupiters have been found to orbit backward, a discovery that may reduce the odds for Earth like planets in these systems.
Turning Planetary Theory Upside Down PhysOrg - April 13, 2010
Up to now it was expected that exoplanets would all orbit in more or less the same plane, and that they would move along their orbits in the same direction as the star's rotation -- as they do in our solar system. However, new results unexpectedly show that many exoplanets actually orbit at a large angle to their star's spin axis. In the case shown here (WASP 8b) the orbit is completely reversed, or retrograde.
Nasa's Kepler planet-hunter detects five worlds BBC - January 4, 2010
Five New Planets Found; Hotter Than Molten Lava National Geographic - January 4, 2010
"Backward" Planet Has Density of Foam Coffee Cups National Geographic - August 17, 2009
New planet displays exotic orbit BBC - August 12, 2009
Astronomers have discovered the first planet that orbits in the opposite direction to the spin of its star.
New Mini-Planet Found; "Shot in the Arm" for ET Search National Geographic - June 3, 2008
Astronomers from Queen's University Belfast have helped to discover 10 new planets BBC - April 1, 2008
Astronomers see 'youngest planet' BBC - April 2, 2008
Potentially Habitable Planets Are Common National Geographic - February 18, 2008
'Hundreds of worlds' could exist in Milky Way BBC - February 17, 2008
Terrestrial Planets Might Form Around Many, Maybe Most, Nearby Sun-like Stars Science Daily - February 18, 2008
Telescope spies newborn planet BBC - January 3, 2008
Newborn Planet Found Orbiting Young Star National Geographic - January 3, 2008
Clue to cosmic rays discovered BBC - November 8, 2007
Astronomers discover new planet BBC - November 7, 2007
The discovery brings to five the number of planets orbiting the star,
55 Cancri, the most found to date in a single solar system outside our own.
Astronomers Discover Record Fifth Planet Around Nearby Star 55 Cancri Science Daily - November 6, 2007
Record-Setting Fifth Planet Found Orbiting Nearby Star National Geographic - November 6, 2007
Planet System Similar to Ours Revealed Live Science - November 6, 2007
Boiling planets found at edge of galaxy Guardian - November 6, 2007
Birth of an Earthlike Planet Spied By Spitzer National Geographic - October 3, 2007
Largest Planet
The largest planet ever discovered is also one of the strangest
and theoretically should not even exist, scientists say.
Largest-known planet befuddles scientists MSNBC - August 7, 2007
Largest Known Planet Found, Has Density of Cork National Geographic - August 8, 2007
Team finds largest exoplanet yet BBC - August 7, 2007
Largest Known Exoplanet Discovered Space.com - August 7, 2007
New Planet Bonanza Offers Clues in Search for Other "Earths" National Geographic - May 29, 2007
28 New Exoplanets Discovered Space.com - May 29, 2007
"Weird" New Planet Weighs as Much as 2,500 Earths National Geographic - May 4, 2007
Space telescope spots new planet BBC - May 3, 2007
First Habitable Earthlike Planet Found, Experts Say National Geographic - April 25, 2007
Models predict planet should be either rocky or covered with oceans MSNBC - April 25, 2007
New 'super-Earth' found in space BBC - April 25, 2007
Goldilocks' planet may be just right for life New Scientist - April 25, 2007
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a cozy alien planet that might
be hospitable to life. The planet is not much bigger than the Earth, and it enjoys
balmy temperatures of about 20¡ C (68¡ F) as well as spectacular scarlet sunsets.
Distant Planets Could Have Plants of "Alien" Colors National Geographic - April 12, 2007
First Sign of Water on Planet Outside Our System National Geographic - April 11, 2007
A view from the cosmic shoulder BBC - September 6, 2006
Astronomers have discovered over 200 new worlds orbiting
our closest 5,000 stars; all this despite modern telescopes
lacking the power to see planets beyond our Solar System.
Planets plan boosts tally to 12 BBC - August 16, 2006
Strange 'twin' new worlds found BBC - August 3, 2006
A pair of strange new worlds that blur the boundaries between
planets and stars have been discovered beyond our Solar System.
A few dozen such objects have been identified in recent years
but this is the first set of "twins". Dubbed "planemos", they circle
each other rather than orbiting a star.
Solar System With Neptune-Like Planets Discovered National Geographic - May 17, 2006
Artist's Conception
Planet hunters find 'super-Earth' BBC - March 14, 2006
Planet hunters have discovered an icy "super-Earth" circling a
distant star much colder than the Earth and 13 times its mass
Defining 'Planet': Newfound World Forces Action Space.com - August 2, 2005
Astronomers detect '10th planet' BBC - July 30, 2005
Strange New World Unlike Any Other Space.com - July 1, 2005
A strange newfound planet as massive as Saturn
appears to have the largest solid core known, providing
an important clue to how some giant planets might form
and setting off a controversy over how it formed.
Smallest extra-solar planet found BBC - February 2005
Two Neptune-Mass Planets Found, Earth-Size Worlds Next Space.com - September 2004
They orbit the star 55 Cancri - 41 light years from Earth.
Newfound world shatters distance record Space.com - April 2004
Three new planets found
'Fifty planets' could have life BBC - April 2004
New world found far beyond Pluto BBC - February 2004
Finding Oxygen and Carbon on an Extrasolar Planet Space.com
Hubble detects 'oldest planet' BBC - July 2003
Small Planet Spotted About Epsilon Eridani October 2002 - Space Daily
A new extrasolar planet has been discovered using
a new technique that will allow astronomers to
detect planets no other current method can.
Earth's little brother found BBC
Astronomers have discovered the first object ever that is in a companion orbit to the Earth.
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