Sentences with phrase «world beyond one's solar system»

Those are the criteria that astronomers have applied in their search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system.

In the mid-1990s, the discovery of worlds beyond our solar system changed astronomy forever.

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched on the first - of - its - kind mission to find worlds beyond our solar system, including some that could support life.

Astronomers have long dreamed of such pictures, which would allow them to study worlds beyond our solar system for signs of habitability and life.

The «seeing», in other words, is just about perfect, and has enabled the observatory to find the oldest star in the universe and to image worlds beyond our solar system.

A French spacecraft designed to discover new worlds beyond our solar system has made one of its most significant finds yet — a planet that looks like a cousin to those in our own celestial backyard.

When compared with similar observations taken by Cassini before its dive into Saturn last year, the NASA missions could soon clarify the internal dynamics of gas giants, helping understand their origins — and the composition of worlds beyond our solar system.

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has launched on the first - of - its - kind mission to find worlds beyond our solar system, including some that could support life.

This undeniable urge has led to some, shall we say, issues over the naming of exoplanets, the worlds beyond our solar system.

The discovery may help astronomers understand the atmospheres, and ultimately the life - supporting potential, of worlds beyond our solar system.