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Kepler Spacecraft Finds 2 Planets Sharing Same Orbit

To date, the telescope on the Kepler spacecraft has detected 1,235 planet candidates, and while Earth-bound telescopes are trying to determine if 54 of those planets may have conditions that could harbor life, one unique planetary system may have been uncovered. Unique because it's the first time scientists have...

Scientists Find Arsenic-Eating Bug That Holds Clues to Extraterrestrial Life

(Dec. 2) -- Scientists dabbling in the toxic waters of a California lake have found a new species of bacteria that thrives on poisonous arsenic -- a discovery that opens up the likelihood of extraterrestrial life, according to a much anticipated NASA study. Arsenic is a deadly poison to many plants and animals, but the...

Scientists Investigate the Possibility of a 'Super Earth'

(Aug. 27) -- You'd think "Super Earth" would be a place where everybody is beautiful. We all drive fancy cars, date super-models and eat like a pig without getting fat. NASA scientists are now using that term to describe a planet similar to Earth in some geological ways, but it may be more of a hellhole than a utopia....