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January 07, 2015

NASA closer than ever to finding Earth's 'twin'
Miami (AFP) Jan 6, 2015
NASA is closer than ever to finding a twin for the Earth, astronomers said Tuesday, announcing the discovery of eight new planets that circle in the habitable zones of their stars. Two of the eight are the most Earth-like of any known planets found so far outside our solar system, astronomers told the 225th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, Washington. The pair are likely to have hard, rocky surfaces in addition to being an orbiting distance from their stars that is neithe ... read more

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Gemini Planet Imager produces stunning observations in its first year Stunning exoplanet images and spectra from the first year of science operations with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) were featured in a press conference at the 225th meeting of the American Astronomi ... more		Volunteer 'Disk Detectives' Classify Possible Planetary Habitats A NASA-sponsored website designed to crowdsource analysis of data from the agency's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has reached an impressive milestone. In less than a year, citiz ... more		Russia accuses US of seeking to place weapons in space Russia jails hypersonic scientist for 14 years on treason charges G7 push to use Russian assets for Ukraine 'vital and urgent': Yellen		Astronomer Detects Record-Breaking Black Hole Outburst Last September, after years of watching, a team of scientists led by Amherst College astronomy professor Daryl Haggard observed and recorded the largest-ever flare in X-rays from a supermassive blac ... more
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