So far, just a handful of planets have been found orbiting stars in star clusters – and actually, astronomers weren’t…
If the dataset from the Kepler mission is any indication, the most common type of exoplanets in our galaxy aren’t…
The world's newest and most powerful exoplanet imaging instrument, the recently-installed Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) on the 8-meter Gemini South…
Gas planets aren't always bloated, monstrous worlds the size of Jupiter or Saturn (or larger) they can also apparently be…
Planets are so very tiny next to stars outside of the solar system, making it really hard to spot exoplanets…
Exoplanets are really tiny compared to their host star, and it's hard to imagine sometimes how astronomers can even find…
What the heck is that giant exoplanet doing so far away from its star? Astronomers are still trying to figure…
The fun and challenge of exoplanet science is the planets are so far away and so tiny. Figuring out what…
For the first time, astronomers have found conclusive evidence of water in the hazy atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars.…
The planet-seeking Kepler space telescope had to stop its primary mission this summer after the failure of a second of…