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Deja vu. Familiar-sounding discovery a major milestone.

4 Feb 2010 at 11:00pm  ESO scientists recently announced that they had recorded the first direct spectrum of light from an exoplanet using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.
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Deluge of discoveries. 2010 kicks off with a flurry of exoplanet news.

11 Jan 2010 at 10:00pm  Astronomers rang in 2010 with a flood of exoplanet announcements, kicking off what promises to be an exciting year for planet hunters.
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Not all planets are as friendly as ours

29 Oct 2009 at 9:00am  Check out the new PlanetQuest Historic Timeline.
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The big story

20 Oct 2009 at 9:00am  Check out the new PlanetQuest Historic Timeline.
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Exoplanet discovery count passes 400

20 Oct 2009 at 8:30am  European astronomers this week announced the discovery of 32 new worlds - including a handful of so-called "super Earths" - bringing the total exoplanet tally to over 400.
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Dust cloud may resemble our early solar system

15 Oct 2009 at 9:00am  The recently discovered two-tiered dust cloud orbiting the star 51 Ophiuchi is not just one of the most compact ever observed - it may be a snapshot of our own solar system's formative years.
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Doomed. Sweltering exoplanet may be at death's doorstep

10 Sep 2009 at 4:15am  Scientists have discovered plenty of planets that reside dangerously close to their host stars, but a recent find gives new meaning to 'living on the edge.'
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Built to last. Tiny star's giant planet a 'spare gas tank'

23 Jul 2009 at 4:00am  The discovery of a giant planet orbiting the tiny star VB10 made headlines earlier this year as the smallest star ever to be found harboring a planet. But Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggests that the VB10 system could also be a glimpse into the very distant future of our own galaxy.
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Hot discoveries. Summer kicks off with a wave of exoplanet finds

5 Jul 2009 at 11:30pm  Hot off the heels of the Kepler mission's first images of the sky, the exoplanet world has been buzzing with new discoveries and tantalizing breakthroughs.
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Planet-hunting method succeeds at last

27 May 2009 at 7:30pm  A long-proposed tool for hunting planets has netted its first catch -- a Jupiter-like planet orbiting one of the smallest stars known.
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Historic Deep Space Network Antenna Starts Major Surgery

8 Mar 2010 at 12:03pm 

70-meter antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

Like a hard-driving athlete whose joints need help, the giant "Mars antenna" at NASA's Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, Calif. has begun major, delicate surgery.





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Robot Vs. Robot: Live in Washington and Across the Nation

4 Mar 2010 at 12:03pm 

FIRST Robotics competition

NASA, in cooperation with local technology firms and sponsors, launches a nationwide series of high school robotics competitions that begin March 5 and 6.





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Mars Dunes: On the Move?

4 Mar 2010 at 12:03pm 

Changes in Ripples on Martian Dunes in Nili Patera

Mars has diversity. In at least one area, Martian sand dunes are actively migrating. In another, they have been stationary for 100,000 years.





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Herschel Finds Possible Life-Enabling Molecules in Space

4 Mar 2010 at 12:03pm 

Data, called a spectrum, showing water and organics in the Orion nebula

The Herschel Space Observatory has revealed the chemical fingerprints of potentially life-enabling organic molecules in the Orion nebula.





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NASA's Kepler Mission Celebrates One Year in Space

4 Mar 2010 at 12:03pm 

Artist's concept of Kepler in the distant solar system

One year ago this week, NASA's Kepler mission soared into the dark night sky, leaving a bright glow in its wake as it began to search for other worlds like Earth.





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