Extrasolar Planets
Spitzer Finds Youngest Planet
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has peered through the dusty haze into the construction zones for new planets and found organic…
Two Planet Finding Missions
One of the big goals of astronomy is to answer the question: are we alone? In order to find out…
Two Hot Planets Seen Orbiting Very Close to Parent Stars
European astronomers have confirmed a new class of objects, known as "very hot Jupiters", which are large, extremely hot, and…
Gravitational Lens Reveals Distant Planet
Astronomers have watched how the gravity of a star bends the light from a more distant star to discover a…
How Many Habitable Earths Are Out There?
Although more than 100 planetary systems have been discovered, astronomers have only found large, Jupiter-sized planets. The real prize will…
Look for Dust to Find New Earths
Instead of looking directly for Earth-sized planets, it might be easier to just try to find the ring of dust…
Planet is Causing Solar Storms
Image credit: UBC Astronomers from the University of British Columbia have discovered that a Jupiter-sized planet is interacting with its…
Young Gas Giants Have to Fight to Survive
Image credit: ESA Planet hunters have found more than 30 stars with gas giants in a tight orbit. This orbit…
Earthlike Worlds Could Be Fairly Common
Image credit: NASA According to a new simulation by a team of University of Washington astronomers, Earthlike worlds could be…
Evidence for Planets Around Vega
Image credit: PPARC Astronomers from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council believe they've discovered a planetary system around Vega,…