Extrasolar Planets
Only 10 Light-Years Away, there’s a Baby Version of the Solar System
Located 10.5 light years away, and filled with asteroid belts and a debris disk, the Epsilon Eridani system is basically…
Are Drylanders The Minority On Habitable Worlds?
We assume that habitable exoplanets will have significant land masses, because that's what we have on Earth. Are we wrong?
Is This The Exoplanet Where Life Will First Be Found?
An international team of scientists has found another rocky planet (LHS 1140b) orbiting a nearby red dwarf star. And it…
Finally! A Low Mass Super-Earth With Some Funky Atmosphere
Ongoing observation of exoplanet GJ 1132b has revealed a dense atmosphere, a finding which has great significance in the hunt…
Venus 2.0 Discovered In Our Own Back Yard
A team of international astronomers recently found the closest thing to a "Venus-like" planet in a nearby star system, which…
NASA Brings Trappist-1 Into Focus… Kinda Sorta
NASA recently announced the release of raw, uncalibrated data of the TRAPPIST-1 star system, which was collected by the Kepler…
Exploring the Universe For Magnetic Fields
A recent presentation made at the NASA Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop outlined how the study of magnetic fields could…
Strange Loner Planet Gets Astronomers’ Attention
After examining the strange object known as CFBDSIR 2149-0403, a team has determined that it is either a solitary planetary-mass…
SETI Has Already Tried Listening to TRAPPIST-1 for Aliens
Ever since the presence of exoplanets was announced in the TRAPPIST-1 system, SETI has been monitoring the system for signs…
Huge News, Seven Earth-Sized Worlds Orbiting a Red Dwarf, Three in the Habitable Zone
In what is the biggest announcement in exoplanet-hunting history, NASA has announced the discovery of seven rocky exoplanets around a…