Extrasolar Planets
The Genesis Project: Using Robotic Gene Factories to Seed the Galaxy with Life
Dr. Claudius Gros explains the purpose, intent, and technology behind Project Genesis, which seeks to seed "transiently habitable" exoplanets with…
Planet With Lava Oceans Also has an Atmosphere, Says New Study
A new study by scientists at NASA JPL has revealed that 55 Cancri e is not a lava planet after…
Closest Potentially-Habitable World Found Around “Quiet” Star
The ESO has announced the discovery of an exoplanet around a nearby "quiet" red dwarf star, which makes it more…
Proxima Centauri has a Cold Dust Belt that Could Indicate Even More Planets
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, Proxima Centauri could have dust belts that indicate the…
“Monster Planet” Discovered, Makes Scientists Rethink Theories of Planetary Formation
The discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet around a red dwarf star has caused astronomers to rethink some of their theories…
Astronomers Find Comets Orbiting a Star 800 Light-Years Away
Thanks to the efforts of a team of professional and amateur astronomers, the first extra-solar comets have been observed.
Project Blue: Building a Space Telescope that Could Directly Observe Planets Around Alpha Centauri
An international consortium of scientists known as Project Blue hopes to crowdfund the creation of a space telescope that will…
Neptune-Sized Exomoon Found Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Planet?
A new study by an astrophysicists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research shows that the first exomoon…
Water Worlds Don’t Stay Wet for Very Long
A new study led by Princeton University shows that water worlds are likely to be stripped of their atmospheres (and…
Looking for Signs of Life on Distant Planets Just Got Easier
A recent study from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has produced a new 3-D model for determining exoplanet…