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‘Noisy’ stars mask planet’s true size

Sydney, July 10 (ANI): A German study has suggested that astronomers observing exoplanets around other stars may be underestimating their size because of active stars that add ‘noise’ to the observation [...]

NASA’s Kepler mission blasts off in search of Earth-like planets

Washington, March 7 (ANI): NASA’s Kepler mission, which would search other Earth-like planets, has been successfully launched into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, US, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II.

Kepler is designed to find the first Earth-size planets orbiting stars at distances where water could pool on the planet’s surface. Liquid [...]

Jupiter and Saturn’s migratory ways may have shaped asteroid belt

London, Feb 26 (ANI): A new simulation has suggested that the asteroid belt that scientists see today may have been shaped by Jupiter and Saturn migrating from their original orbits during a tumultuous period in the early solar system.

According to a report in New Scientist, the work could help refine a picture of how quickly [...]

Astronomers find “Super-Neptune”

Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a planet somewhat larger and more massive than Neptune orbiting a star 120 light-years from Earth, which they have termed as “Super-Neptune”.

While Neptune has a diameter 3.8 times that of Earth and a mass 17 times Earth’s, the new world (named HAT-P-11b) [...]

Astronomers find “Super-Neptune”

Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a planet somewhat larger and more massive than Neptune orbiting a star 120 light-years from Earth, which they have termed as “Super-Neptune”.

While Neptune has a diameter 3.8 times that of Earth and a mass 17 times Earth’s, the new world (named HAT-P-11b) [...]

Aniston and Mayer will find ‘True Love’ in 2009, says Astrologist

Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston and her musician beau John Mayer will find ‘true love’ in 2009, says celeb astrologist Aura Wright.

According to Wright, the love between Aniston and Mayer is very real and deep.

“Jennifer and John have really lovely Neptune and Venus aspects, which are all true love. [...]