Cosmic population boom: European astronomers find 32 new planets outside solar systemWASHINGTON — European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using the European Southern Observatory telescope didn’t find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or even unusual. But their announcement increased the number of planets discovered outside the solar system to more than 400. Cosmic population boom: Europeans find more than 2 dozen new planets outside solar systemWASHINGTON — European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Forget Pluto, NASA probe finds darkest parts of moon are coldest places in the solar systemWASHINGTON — Astronomers have found the coldest spot in our solar system and it may be a little close for comfort. It’s on our moon, right nearby. A cosmic but too hot place to stand: Astronomers find first rocky planet outside solar systemWASHINGTON — Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there’s a firm place to stand — if only it weren’t so broiling hot. Doomed planet: Astronomers find planet so big and close to star it may be killing itselfWASHINGTON — Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet. Researchers: Apollo moon rocks still offering clues to origins of solar system, life on EarthST. LOUIS — Forty years after the Apollo 11 astronauts made their historic lunar landing, the rocks they collected are still helping researchers learn more about the moon, the solar system, even about how life on Earth began. AP News in BriefPakistan fights Taliban, but cuts deal with some anti-American militants |