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The International Astronomical Union has unveiled a worldwide contest, NameExoWorlds, which gives the public a role in naming planets and…
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Two potentially habitable planets in the Gliese 581 system are just false signals arising out of starstuff, a new study…
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The exoplanet discoveries have been coming fast and furious this week, as astronomers announced a new set of curious worlds…
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