BEIJING: If there is plenty of methane and carbon dioxide on a planet with water at its surface, but no carbon monoxide, then it is highly likely that there is life presence, according to a paper recently published in Science Advances. Professors from the University of Washington, US reach this ...

A solar system with as many planets as our own has been discovered with the help of NASA's Kepler space telescope and artificial intelligence, the US space agency said Thursday."Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star," NASA said in a statement.However, none of ...

Astronomers on Monday added 219 candidates to the growing list of planets beyond the solar system, 10 of which may be about the same size and temperature as Earth, boosting the chances for life.Scientists found the planet candidates in a final batch of NASA's Kepler Space Telescope observations of ...

China has launched its first X-ray space telescope, aimed at studying black holes, pulsars, and gamma ray bursts, state media reported. The launch is expected to bring "new breakthroughs in physics," according to the project's lead scientist.The 2.5-tonne Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), ...

MIAMI: (APP) NASA’s Kepler telescope discovers over 1000 new planets The largest trove of planets outside our solar system -- 1,284 in all -- was announced Tuesday, more than doubling the number of known exoplanets found with the Kepler space telescope, NASA said Tuesday. "This announcement ...