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  Nearly 140 new minor planets found at edge of solar system: Study

  Science | March 12, 2020 16:44 IST

  Astronomers have discovered 139 new trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) -- minor planets located in the far reaches of the solar system.

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  Astronomers find new Jupiter-like planet formed from gas

  Science | September 27, 2019 14:20 IST

  This new world is "an extraordinary candidate" for this process, said Hubert Klahr of Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany, part of the research team. "This find prompts us to review our models."

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  Two Earth-like planets discovered near solar system, may possess liquid water

  Science | June 19, 2019 14:37 IST

  The planets are located only 12.5 light years away orbiting the Teegarden star -- a red dwarf in the direction of the constellation of Aries, according to the study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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  Super-Earth: Scientists discover planet that could contain liquid water, harbour life

  World | April 20, 2017 12:43 IST

  An international team of astronomers has discovered a so-called "super-Earth" that could contain liquid water, a situation that would make it a very good candidate for harbouring life.

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  Astronomers discover Jupiter-like planet that orbits two Suns

  World | June 14, 2016 12:02 IST

  A team of astronomers led by the team from Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland have used data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope to identify a huge planet, almost the size of Jupiter, that orbits two Suns simultaneously.

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  New planet discovered

  World | October 16, 2012 12:34 IST

  London, Oct 16: A planet with four suns has been identified by two astronomers.The bright new world, just under 5,000 light years away, is believed to be six times the size of Earth, The Independent