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.
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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