Thursday, December 4, 2014

ScienceDaily: Stars News

ScienceDaily: Stars News


'Mirage Earth' exoplanets may have burned away chances for life

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:48 AM PST

Planets orbiting close to low-mass stars — easily the most common stars in the universe — are prime targets in the search for extraterrestrial life. But new research led by an astronomy graduate student indicates some such planets may have long since lost their chance at hosting life because of intense heat during their formative years.

Astronomers detect atomic hydrogen emission in galaxies at record breaking distances

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 05:38 AM PST

Using the world's largest radio telescope, astronomers have detected the faint signal emitted by atomic hydrogen gas in galaxies three billion light years from Earth, breaking the previous record distance by 500 million light years.

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