Has the youngest known planet been spotted?
2 April 2008
A team reports finding what may be a planet only a few thousand years old, but others say it may instead be a 'failed star'
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Found 677 results for dwarf planet
New image may reveal embryonic world
27 March 2008
An intriguing bright spot detected next to a star 470 light years away may indicate the presence of a developing planet
NASA reverses budget cuts that threatened Mars rovers
25 March 2008
Last week, the agency requested $4 million in cuts to its popular rover mission – it will now take the money from another programme
Light 'echoes' help gauge supernova's fury
20 March 2008
Astronomers have measured the power of a supernova that exploded 400 years ago, thanks to light echoes bouncing off surrounding dust clouds
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
Meteorites may be remnants of destroyed dwarf planet
13 March 2008
Two rocks found in Antarctica may be chunks of a dwarf planet that was smashed apart in the early solar system
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
Wherever a planet can form, it will, say astronomers
10 January 2008
Astronomers have found an exoplanet where orbital calculations predicted one would be, suggesting planet formation is an efficient process
Planet collision could explain alien world's heat
9 January 2008
A colossal clash of planets may explain why an alien world 170 light years from Earth is piping hot
