Extrasolar Planets
An Earth-Sized World Orbiting in its Star’s Habitable Zone Was Found in Older Kepler Data
Searching through archival Kepler data has revealed another exoplanet around Kepler-1649, the most Earth-like exoplanet discovered to date
Five Snapshots of how the Earth Looked at Key Points in its History Could Help us Find Habitable Exoplanets
A study by Cornell's Carl Sagan Institute provides models of how Earth looked like over time, which could help us…
How Will Clouds Obscure the View of Exoplanet Surfaces?
A new study shows how the presence of a cloud layer could make it harder for the James Webb Space…
Gas and Dust Stop Planets From Eating Their Moons
A team of Japanese researchers have created a new model for moon formation that explains how planets like Saturn end…
Detecting Exoplanets Through Their Exoauroras
A team of scientists from the Netherlands have proposed an exciting new approach for finding exoplanets: look for signs of…
Here’s What the Climate Might Look Like on Proxima Centauri B
NASA scientists have run simulations that show what the climate on Proxima b might be like, with encouraging results!
Giant Planets Could Form Around Tiny Stars in Just a Few Thousand Years
A new study has shown how gas giants (like Proxima c) can exist around Red Dwarf suns, the most common…
In About 3 Million Years, WASP-12b Will Spiral into its Star and be Consumed
A new study led by Princeton researchers has confirmed that in the long run, hot Jupiters are destined to be…
“Super-Puff” Exoplanets Aren’t Like Anything We’ve Got in the Solar System
A new study by a team led from the University of Colorado, Boulder, has discovered a rare and unique class…
Neptune-Sized Planet Found Orbiting a Dead White Dwarf Star. Here’s the Crazy Part, the Planet is 4 Times Bigger Than the Star
Astronomers have discovered a large Neptune-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf star. The planet is four times bigger than the…