30 Exocomets Discovered in a Young Planetary System
For the past thirty years, astronomers have been fascinated with the star ß Pictoris because it allows them to observe a young planetary system in…
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Kepler Continues to Surprise, Detects Transiting Exocomets
There are currently over 3500 confirmed exoplanets known thanks to the remarkable sensitivity of the Kepler spacecraft and to technological advances in space and ground-based…
Hypatia Stone Contains Mineral Compounds Unlike Anything on Earth, Known Meteorites or Comets
In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in southwest Egypt was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that the…
Kepler Detects Transiting Comets Outside Our Solar System
Researchers, working closely with amateur astronomers, have spotted the dusty tails of six exocomets — comets outside our solar system — orbiting a faint star…