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The first interstellar visitor that we've observed is a puzzling and fascinating asteroid named Oumuamua

The asteroid is extremely elongated, and is about 400 meters long and about 40 meters wide.

Researchers find evidence that rules out alien magastructure around the mysterious Boyajian’s Star

Once of the most interesting theories is that there is a Dyson sphere around the star, an alien megastructure that circles the entire star.

Researchers and musicians translate the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system into a musical instrument

The repeating pattern of transits used to discover the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system has been translated into a melody.

NASA’s Kepler space telescope team releases survey catalog with over 200 candidate exoplanets

The latest release brings up the total planet candidates identified by Kepler to 4,034, out of which 2,335 have been verified as exoplanets.

NASA astronomers figure out the intricate dance of exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system

The planets are locked in an orbital resonance, each gravitationally tugging the next planet, and keeping it in place.

Nasa finds water in the atmosphere of a "warm Neptune" exoplanet 437 light years away

It is the best known measurement of water on a planet outside the solar system, so far.

Nasa scientists discover 'Iceball' Planet through microlensing technique

Nasa's discovery could have implications in our understanding of the distribution of planets in the galaxy.

Nasa's discovery of 7 earth-sized exoplanets is a significant step in the search for alien lifeforms

In a remarkable step towards answering the question "Are we alone in the universe", astronomers have spotted a nearby star with seven Earth-size planets.

The best bits from the NASA AMA following the announcement of Trappist-1 exoplanets

Following the announcement of the discovery of Earth sized exoplanets, Nasa scientists responded to questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread.

Exoplanet discovery: Nasa telescope finds seven Earth sized exoplanets around a single star

Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope has found seven earth like exoplanets in orbit around a single ultracool white dwarf star.