The exoplanet HR8799e isn’t a new discovery. It was first discovered in 2010 orbiting a young main-sequence star (a star... Read More
The aptly named telescope captured the first confirmed image of a planet coming together. A young dwarf star, named PDS... Read More
Add another 95 exoplanets to the total tally discovered by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft. One of them orbits the brightest star,... Read More
Another day, another exoplanet hailed as a good place to look for signs of life. In fact, the ESO press... Read More
Astronomers have discovered atmospheres around exoplanets before. But those planets were much more massive than Earth. Think gas giants like... Read More
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope got its feet wet again after a long hiatus. Kepler spotted HIP 116454b, a ‘super Earth’... Read More
Astronomers from across the world observed a ring system eclipsing the star, J1407. What they found blew them away. The... Read More
Researchers have spotted daily weather cycles on six exoplanets. It was possible thanks to sensitive observations from the Kepler Space... Read More
NASA’s Kepler mission captured headlines late last month after the discovery of Kepler-452b. Jon Jenkins, Kepler data analysis lead at... Read More
One of the reasons life flourishes on Earth is because of our magnetic field. Without it, Earth would be bombarded... Read More
Every year, more and more exoplanets are discovered. The latest one to join the list is designated GJ 1132b and... Read More
More than 1,000 exoplanets have been spotted by scientists using the Kepler telescope. And, finding them is a chore. Scientists... Read More