When astronomers discovered that the planets around Upsilon Andromedae had very strange orbits, they weren't sure what could have caused…
Since the beginning of astronomical observation, science has been viewing light on a curve. In a galaxy filled with thousands…
Astronomers have discovered more than 150 planets orbiting distant stars, but only indirectly. Now an international team of researchers think…
The chances of finding life somewhere else in the Universe depends on how many planets are capable of supporting life.…
NASA's Spitzer telescope has detected the light from distant planets for the first time. Until now, extrasolar planets have only…
In the last month planet hunters have uncovered 12 new worlds orbiting other stars, bringing the total planet count to…
The inner planets in our solar system are largely made of rock, which are formed from silicon. But in a…
Astronomers from Penn State and Caltech have found the smallest extrasolar planet yet, orbiting a pulsar 1,500 light-years away. The…
The Hubble Space Telescope is helping to confirm the potential discovery of an extrasolar planet; the companion of a dim…
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a dusty ring of material orbiting nearby Vega which was probably the result of…