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  Two planets sharing same orbit? Astronomers get strongest evidence but need to wait till 2026

  Science | July 19, 2023 23:36 IST

  The scientists said they will need to wait until 2026 in order to properly track the two objects around the star known as PDS 70.

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  5 planets to line up in the sky today; Here's how to take glimpse

  Science | June 17, 2023 6:45 IST

  If you go outside at that time, you’ll be able to see all five planets stretching across the sky — from Mercury down by the horizon to Saturn higher up in the sky — until the sun rises.

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  Missed last week's planetary hangout? 5 planets again aligned near Moon I WATCH VIDEO

  Science | March 28, 2023 22:14 IST

  According to NASA, at least five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon on Tuesday after sunset.

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  Rare 'planet parade' lights up skies as Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn form alignment after 1000 years

  Science | April 27, 2022 7:13 IST

  The last such parade of these planets occurred in 947 AD around 1,000 years ago.

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  NASA confirms existence of over 5,000 exoplanets including small, rocky worlds like Earth

  Science | March 23, 2022 7:47 IST

  The discovery of exoplanets, which began in 1992 is opening an era of discovery that will go beyond simply adding new planets to the list, the scientists said.

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  Holashtak 2022: Major planetary changes occur before Holi. Know dos & dont's for auspicious results

  Astrology | March 11, 2022 19:49 IST

  During Holashtak, the Moon, Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Rahu come in a fiery state and give opposite results to the natives, but in the Brahmanda Purana, it has been informed that by taking some special measures, the native Navagraha can be calmed.

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  Astronomers detect new planet orbiting Proxima Centauri -- closest star to Sun

  Science | February 14, 2022 10:06 IST

  Proxima d orbits between the star and the habitable zone -- the area around a star where liquid water can exist at the surface of a planet -- and takes just five days to complete one orbit around Proxima Centauri.

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  60 potentially habitable planets found using new AI-based algorithm devised in India

  Science | February 10, 2022 12:49 IST

  It is a tedious job to scan thousands of planets manually and to identify planets potentially similar to Earth. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be utilized effectively to find habitable planets.

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  Astronomers discover 3 planets orbiting younger Sun-like star

  Science | February 13, 2021 12:59 IST

  Archival infrared data from NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) satellite suggests the system retains a cool disk of dust and rocky debris.

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  7 planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 may be made of similar stuff

  Science | January 24, 2021 10:38 IST

  The seven rocky planets orbiting the the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their composition.

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  Spot these five planets along with the moon without a telescope on July 19

  Science | July 18, 2020 17:31 IST

  Before sunrise on July 19, five planets–Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn–and the crescent moon will all be visible in the sky at the same time. All that you need to do is wake up at least an hour before the sunrise and watch the sky.

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  Skywatching tips from NASA to witness summer traingle, summer solstices, other celestial events

  Science | June 21, 2020 15:16 IST

  Solar Eclipse 2020 is not the only celestial event that will excite sky-gazers this year, as there are three other happenings that are taking place, especially in the month of June this year, according to NASA.

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  Chance of finding young Earth-like planets higher than previously thought: Study

  Science | June 06, 2020 15:47 IST

  Researchers in the UK have found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than previously thought. 

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  Cotton candy-like planets may actually have rings

  Science | March 03, 2020 10:45 IST

  In our own solar system, all of the gas and ice giant planets have rings, with the most well-known example being the majestic rings of Saturn. But it has been difficult for astronomers to discover ringed planets orbiting distant stars.

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  Researchers discover 17 new planets, including one Earth-sized world

  Science | February 28, 2020 12:39 IST

  Of the other 16 new planets discovered, the smallest is only two-thirds the size of Earth - one of the smallest planets to be found with Kepler so far. The rest range in size up to eight times the size of Earth, the study said.

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  How newborn stars prepare for birth of planets

  Science | February 21, 2020 7:24 IST

  Astronomers want to know exactly when these disks start to form, and what they look like. But young stars are very faint, and there are dense clouds of dust and gas surrounding them in stellar nurseries. 

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  Scientists discover massive newborn planet close to Earth

  Science | February 12, 2020 14:20 IST

  The planet orbits its sun at 600 times the distance of the Earth to the Sun. How this young, giant planet could have ended up so far away from its young "parent" star is a mystery. 

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  Two planets that could support life discovered

  Science | June 18, 2019 20:51 IST

  ​Two exoplanets that have been discovered, which are warm similar to Earth and may have water, could be good candidates to support life, according to a study on Tuesday.  

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  Study reveals new NASA telescope could find over 1,000 planets

  Science | February 26, 2019 23:33 IST

  The telescope will scan a small piece of the universe - about two square degrees - at a resolution higher than any similar mission in the past.

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  Misalignment of planetary orbits linked to warped disk

  Science | January 02, 2019 22:45 IST

  The planets in our solar system orbit the Sun in planes that are at most about seven degrees offset from the equator of the Sun itself.