Exoplanets
MAUVE: An Ultraviolet Astrophysics Probe Mission Concept
For the past thirty years, NASA's Great Observatories - the Hubble, Spitzer, Compton, and Chandra space telescopes - have revealed…
Just Built a Giant, Next Generation Planet Hunting Space Telescope? Here’s Where to Point It
You know what it’s like. You get a new telescope and need to know where to point it! The bigger…
Up to a Third of Stars Ate Some of their Planets
In recent years, astronomers have developed techniques to measure the metal content of stars with extreme accuracy. With that capability,…
A New Way to Detect Daisy Worlds
The Daisy World model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and…
Interferometry Will Be the Key to Resolving Exoplanets
When it comes to telescopes, bigger really is better. A larger telescope brings with it the ability to see fainter…
Habitable Worlds are Found in Safe Places
When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we hone in on the habitable zone. A…
How Many Additional Exoplanets are in Known Systems?
NASA's TESS mission has turned up thousands of exoplanet candidates in almost as many different star systems. But if one…
Webb Reveals a Steam World Planet Orbiting a Red Dwarf
The JWST has found an exoplanet unlike any other. This unique world has an atmosphere almost entirely composed of water…
Webb Scans Vega for Planets
To northern sky watchers, Vega is a familiar sight in the summer sky. It’s one of the brightest stars in…
Red Dwarf Stars Might Be Able to Hold Onto Their Atmospheres After All
Exoplanets are a fascinating aspect of the study of the Universe. TRAPPIST-1 is perhaps one of the most intriguing exoplanet…