Telescopes and space missions Research update Nearby brown dwarf has partly cloudy skies Clues emerge about weather patterns on "hot Jupiters" Read article: Nearby brown dwarf has partly cloudy skies
Planetary science Research update Atmospheric observations could reveal mass of Earth-like worlds New technique could point towards extraterrestrial life Read article: Atmospheric observations could reveal mass of Earth-like worlds
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Planetary science Research update Oldest minerals from Mars found on Earth New Martian meteorite sheds light on planet's earliest years Read article: Oldest minerals from Mars found on Earth
Telescopes and space missions News NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars Mission to study red planet's lost atmosphere Read article: NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars
Telescopes and space missions News India launches first mission to Mars Probe to arrive at the red planet in 2014 Read article: India launches first mission to Mars
Planetary science Blog How common are Earth-like planets? More than 20% of Sun-like stars could have them, say astronomers
Telescopes and space missions News Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference Space agency reconsiders ban on Chinese scientists Read article: Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference
Planetary science Feature Is life on Earth unique? Ray Jayawardhana explores the possibility of life on other worlds Read article: Is life on Earth unique?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Star’s flicker reveals its surface gravity Surprise discovery could help characterize exoplanets Read article: Star’s flicker reveals its surface gravity
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