Why the universe may be teeming with aliens
19 November 2008
Hunting for a planet that can support life? There's more to it than looking for Earth's distant twin, says David Shiga
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Found 275 results for dwarf planet
Remains of devoured planet discovered
19 November 2008
The dusty remains of a distant planet show what happens to a gas giant if it survives a red giant explosion
Red dwarfs may host habitable worlds
13 August 2008
Planets may be more common around red dwarf stars than previously thought, raising hopes of finding Earth-like worlds around these dim bodies
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16 July 2008
Is the largest asteroid Pluto's wayward cousin?
16 July 2008
Ceres sits in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter – yet its composition suggests it has wandered far from its origins
Huge haul of Earth-like planets found
28 May 2008
As more super-Earths not much bigger than our home planet are found, astronomers are coming up with ways to study them in detail
Early images reveal frosts on Pluto
21 May 2008
The weather on Pluto is revealed by a new analysis of images taken soon after the dwarf planet was discovered
Departed dwarf planet left us two meteorites
18 March 2008
Two unusual meteorites found in Antarctica in 2006 came from a dwarf planet in our solar system, which has now vanished
Is dark matter mystery about to be solved?
5 March 2008
About a quarter of the cosmos is thought to be made of dark matter, yet no one has ever found any. In 2008, that could change
Planet diet helps white dwarfs stay young and trim
16 January 2008
Eating up a Jupiter-sized planet means an ageing star could look younger and become less massive, says a US researcher
