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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA has selected five planet hunters to receive the 2013 Carl Sagan Exoplanet Postdoctoral Fellowships. The fellowship, named for the late astronomer, was created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars. The primary goal of the fellowship program is to support outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists in conducting independent research related to the science goals of NASA's...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Using a state-of-the-art telescopic imaging system, astronomers are now able to see planets that orbit distant stars, known as exoplanets, more easily and in greater detail, according to a report in the Astrophysical Journal. Scientists gather information from distant planets via the light they radiate, referred to as their spectra, and previously, astronomers have only been able to analyze planets as they pass in front of, or...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Kepler mission Monday announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates. Four of the potential new planets are less than twice the size of Earth and orbit in their sun's "habitable zone," the region in the planetary system where liquid water might exist on the surface of a planet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Based on observations conducted from May 2009 to March 2011, the findings show a...