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All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

Space just got a new frontier or our solar system just got a new neighbour. Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory identified an Earth-like planet orbiting our nearest stellar neighbour,......

Proxima b: Earthlike planet discovered orbiting star nearest to the Sun

Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the star nearest our Sun, opening up the glittering prospect of a habitable world that may one day be explored by......

Newly-found super-earth, a waterworld?

A 'super-earth' discovered recently some 40 light years away could be covered with either water vapour or a thick haze, scientists have said. The planet, which is 2.6 times bigger than earth, has......

Astronomers detect 'most distant' galaxy

French and Swiss astronomers say they have detected the farthest galaxy ever seen.The galaxy, dubbed Abell 1835 IR1916, is 13.23 billion light years from Earth, France's National Centre for......

Message in a bottle: How one golden disk carries human history into the cosmos

This week marks the 4th anniversary of the Voyager 1 spacecraft crossing over from our solar system into interstellar space. Prathmesh Kher/Rediff.com recalls how a planetary mission became......

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European Southern Observatory

News for European Southern Observatory

All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

Proxima b: Earthlike planet discovered orbiting star nearest to the Sun

Newly-found super-earth, a waterworld?

Astronomers detect 'most distant' galaxy

Message in a bottle: How one golden disk carries human history into the cosmos

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