Exoplanets
Two Comet Groups Discovered Around Beta Pictoris
Between the years 2003 and 2011, the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher - better known as HARPS - made…
Alien Planet’s Clear Weather Could Show Way To ‘Super-Earth’ Atmospheres
In an encouraging find for habitability researchers, astronomers have detected molecules on the smallest planet ever -- a Neptune-sized planet…
This Exoplanet Has Prematurely Aged its Star
Hot young stars are wildly active, emitting huge eruptions of charged particles form their surfaces. But as they age they…
Wow! Water Ice Clouds Suspected In Brown Dwarf Beyond The Solar System
What are planetary atmospheres made of? Figuring out the answer to that question is a big step on the road…
‘Venus Zone’: The Anti-Habitable Area Around A Star That Can Breed Hell
Our hothouse planet of the solar system, Venus, is possibly a product of how close it is to the Sun,…
One Planet, Two Stars: A System More Common Than Previously Thought
There are few environments more hostile than a planet circling two stars. Powerful tidal forces from the stars can easily…
Astronomers Spot Pebble-Size Dust Grains in the Orion Nebula
Stars and planets form out of vast clouds of dust and gas. Small pockets in these clouds collapse under the…
This Robotic Laser System On A Telescope Is Looking At Alien Planets
There's a group of people probing exoplanets with a laser robot, and the results are showing a few surprises. Specifically,…
Companion Planet Could Keep Alien Earths Warm In Old Age: Study
People are generally social creatures, and in the case of planets that generally is the case as well. Many of…
Hubble Finds 3 (Relatively) Dry Exoplanets, Raising Questions About Water Outside The Solar System
Surprise! Three planets believed to be good candidates for having water vapor in their atmosphere actually have much lower quantities…