“Water found in atmosphere of nearby alien planet” at Fox News
Penn State astronomer Chad Bender’s research is featured in this article at Fox...
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Asteroid Named for Two Penn State Students
An asteroid that orbits the Sun every 4.83 years has been named for two students at Penn State’s University Park Campus. Read more...
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The Closest Star System Found in a Century
A pair of newly discovered stars is the third-closest star system to the Sun… Read more in PSU press...
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Hungry Red Giant: First evidence discovered of a planet’s destruction by its star.
An aging star polluted with lithium. A massive planet with a highly elliptical orbit. To an international team of astronomers, these add...
Read MoreNearby stars may aid in studies of Sun, search for Earth-like planets
A loose group of stars that has been known for more than 180 years but never before studied in detail has been revealed to be an important...
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Three new planets and a mystery discovered outside our solar system
Three planets — each orbiting its own giant, dying star — have been discovered by an international research team led by a Penn...
Read MoreAtmospheres of distant worlds probed with new technique
Astronomers on two research teams, including an astronomer at Penn State, have demonstrated the power of a new technique to determine the...
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Mysterious planet-like object reveals its surprising identity
A mysterious planet-like object orbiting a not-quite-starlike “brown dwarf” is the most recent enigma discovered by...
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Brown dwarf pair mystifies astronomers
Two brown dwarf-sized objects orbiting a giant old star show that planets may assemble around stars more quickly and efficiently than...
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