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Will the moon become the 51st state or a property of Coca Cola? If one space policy expert's initiative is approved, it's very possible that in the future land on the moon and on planets in our solar system could be purchased.
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A team of of scientists led by Caltech astronomers have announced discovery of 18 new Jupiter-size gas planets in an alien planetary system. The discovery was published in the December issue of The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.
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Astronomers have made a detailed analysis of the dwarf planet Eris, located at the edge of our solar system. The findings indicate that Eris has very similar dimensions and physical features to Pluto. The news represents a major astronomical discovery.
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Even before the defamation that comes with being stripped of planet-hood, scientists launched the New Horizons expedition to Pluto, and today marks a couple of very special anniversaries.
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To mark an unprecedented flurry of exploration which is about to begin, NASA has announced that the coming year will be their "Year of the Solar System" (YSS).
This "year" will last for 23 months - the length of a Martian year in Earth terms.
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Astronomers believe that we are close to discovering planets similar to Earth in the near future. The announcement was made this week at the annual American Astronomical Society conference.
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A team of European astronomers confirmed the discovery of the first rocky extrasolar planet, made up of solid surface -- a good start if you're thinking to live somewhere outside the solar system.
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Two celestial bodies have crashed into each other with such force that one of them vaporized. The collision is said to have been powerful enough to melt glass, and is comparable to the impact that created the moon.
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A group of Irish scientists have calculated that intelligent creatures could be living on 37,964 planets in the Milky Way.
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A debate being led by many senior space scientists and NASA experts on whether Pluto should be given back its' status of the the ninth planet in the solar system turns controversial.
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Scientists spot planet in the "habitable zone" around its star.
Kepler-22b's similarities, including sun-like star, make it a Goldilocks planet.
A new planet has been discovered by an amateur astronomer in Britain.
Messenger spacecraft reveals never-before-seen color images of the Swift Planet.
 Astronomers have discovered an extremely hot, steamy planet with far more water than Earth and are classifying it as a completely new type of planet.
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