direct exoplanet image

Interferometry Will Be the Key to Resolving ExoplanetsInterferometry Will Be the Key to Resolving Exoplanets

Interferometry Will Be the Key to Resolving Exoplanets

When it comes to telescopes, bigger really is better. A larger telescope brings with it the ability to see fainter…

2 months ago
Hubble and New Horizons Look at Uranus at the Same TimeHubble and New Horizons Look at Uranus at the Same Time

Hubble and New Horizons Look at Uranus at the Same Time

Ever since the advent of space exploration we have seen some amazing images of the planets. New technology often brings…

3 months ago
Watch an Actual Exoplanet Orbit its Star for 17 YearsWatch an Actual Exoplanet Orbit its Star for 17 Years

Watch an Actual Exoplanet Orbit its Star for 17 Years

Searching for exoplanets is incredibly difficult given their literal astronomical distances from Earth, which is why a myriad of methods…

1 year ago
Giant Planet is Found at an Extreme Distance From its StarGiant Planet is Found at an Extreme Distance From its Star

Giant Planet is Found at an Extreme Distance From its Star

One of the best things about the sheer number of exoplanets that astronomers are currently finding is how some are…

4 years ago
Wow! An Actual Picture of Multiple Planets Orbiting a Sunlike StarWow! An Actual Picture of Multiple Planets Orbiting a Sunlike Star

Wow! An Actual Picture of Multiple Planets Orbiting a Sunlike Star

We've detected thousands of exoplanets, but for the most part, nobody's ever seen them. They're really just data, and graphs…

4 years ago
Watch This Amazing Video of an Exoplanet in MotionWatch This Amazing Video of an Exoplanet in Motion

Watch This Amazing Video of an Exoplanet in Motion

Exoplanet Beta Pic b orbiting Beta Pictoris from Dunlap Institute on Vimeo. Just. Wow. The motion of an alien world,…

9 years ago