Read more extrasolar planets stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26911/extrasolar-planets.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72080/32-new-exoplanets-discovered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEuropean astronomers have discovered 32 new planets in other solar systems, bringing the total of known exoplanets to over 400. The planets—which range in size from five times the size of Earth to five times the size of Jupiter—were found circling a variety of stars. The new discoveries...http://www.newser.com/story/72080/32-new-exoplanets-discovered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 3:23:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56836/dim-sun-is-cold-comfort-to-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sun may be heading for one of its dimmest periods in history, but that doesn't mean the big star is joining the battle against global warming, according to scientists. The sun hit a 100-year low in sunspot activity last year, reports the Telegraph .http://www.newser.com/story/56836/dim-sun-is-cold-comfort-to-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 2:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50522/if-another-earth-is-out-there-kepler-will-find-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf there's truly no place like home, then NASA's new Kepler mission will help scientists prove it. The space telescope, set to launch March 5, will scan the skies for planets with the approximate size and temperature range of Earth. Matches could be candidates for extraterrestrial life; if Kepler finds...http://www.newser.com/story/50522/if-another-earth-is-out-there-kepler-will-find-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 14:18:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42616/scientists-snap-first-images-of-new-planets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have photographed planets outside our solar system for the first time, Space.com reports. One team captured images of a three-planet system orbiting a star in the Pegasus constellation, while another group snapped a planet rotating around the star Fomalhaut. The planets can't support life or little green men,...http://www.newser.com/story/42616/scientists-snap-first-images-of-new-planets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 15:55:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32874/discoveries-boost-hope-for-alien-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumans have always wondered about the possibility of alien life somewhere out there. And while scientists seem to agree that the discovery of extraterrestrials will not happen soon, growing numbers are convinced it will happen. The search is being fueled in part by recent discoveries of strange new life forms...http://www.newser.com/story/32874/discoveries-boost-hope-for-alien-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Jul 2008 12:47:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22365/scientists-find-planets-out-of-this-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumans took centuries to discover the other planets in the solar system, but in the 13 years since the first additional planet was identified, planetary scientists have found 277 more worlds orbiting other suns. And those extrasolar planets are just the confirmed ones—many more are suspected, and excitement among...http://www.newser.com/story/22365/scientists-find-planets-out-of-this-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Mar 2008 9:30:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21998/methane-found-on-far-off-planet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMethane, one of the simplest compounds known to play a role in the chemical genesis of life, was discovered for the first time to exist on a planet outside Earth’s solar system, the BBC reports. The planet, designated HD 189733b, is 63 light years away and also contains water, but...http://www.newser.com/story/21998/methane-found-on-far-off-planet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 16:59:54 CDT