Extrasolar Planets
Life in the Universe, Reflected by the Moon
[/caption] Earthshine – a poetic, fanciful word for the soft, faint glow on the Moon when the light from the…
‘Nomad’ Planets Could Outnumber Stars 100,000 to 1
[/caption] Could the number of wandering planets in our galaxy – planets not orbiting a sun -- be more than…
More Details from Hubble Reveal Strange Exoplanet is a Steamy Waterworld
[/caption] Would Kevin Costner’s character in the movie “Waterworld” be at home on this exoplanet? The planet GJ 1214b was…
Scientists Find New Clues About the Interiors of ‘Super-Earth’ Exoplanets
[/caption] As we learned in science class in school, the Earth has a molten interior (the outer core) deep beneath…
Tidal Heating on Some Exoplanets May Leave Them Waterless
[/caption] As the number of exoplanets being discovered continues to increase dramatically, a growing number are now being found which…
When Stars Play Planetary Pinball
[/caption] Many of us remember playing pinball at the local arcade while growing up; it turns out that some stars…
New Study Shows How Trace Elements Affect Stars’ Habitable Zones
[/caption] Habitable zones are the regions around stars, including our own Sun, where conditions are the most favourable for the…
Potential ‘Goldilocks’ Planet Found
A new-found planet is in a ‘just-right’ location around its star where liquid water could possibly exist on the planet’s…
Russia Will Begin Hunt For Extrasolar Planets
[/caption] Located just south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights, one of the greatest Russian Observatories of all times -…
Casting Swords into Space Observatories
[/caption] Editor’s note – Bruce Dorminey is a science journalist and author of Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets beyond…