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CNN) -- Are we alone in the universe? Findings by NASA's Kepler space telescope are making that seem less likely. NASA scientists have announced Kepler has spotted five planets about the size of Earth, orbiting stars in our galaxy. These planets are orbiting in what is known as the habitable...

In Hubble’s Lens, Signs of a Galaxy Older and Farther Than Any Other By DENNIS OVERBYE Published: January 26, 2011 Leapfrogging into the past with the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers says it has detected what may be the most distant and earliest galaxy yet found. It...

A team of researchers has discovered a Jupiter-like planet located on the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. It is the first of its kind to be discovered, as it is believed that the planet (called HIP 13044b) and its parent star (HIP 13044) formed outside of our galaxy and were "captured" by the...