In a new study, a team of Earth scientists shows how scientists could look for signs of a carbon-silicate cycle…
When we directly observe distant worlds, some exoplanets might appear Earth-like, even when they are not.
In the past decade, the discovery of extrasolar planets has accelerated immensely. To date, 4,424 exoplanets have been confirmed in…
The Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS) has released a special edition of papers dedicated to educating the…
According to new research, most extrasolar planets do not get enough radiation to support photosynthesis, which places limits on how…
Researchers recently simulated what geological conditions would be like on Super-Earths, and found that a few known exoplanets are worth…
A new study by a team of astronomers and planetary scientists calculate that some stars could have as many as…
Six billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way? If true, that's astounding. But the number needs some context. The Milky…
At times, it seems like there's an indundation of announcements featuring discoveries of "Earth-like" planets. And while those announcements are…
Searching through archival Kepler data has revealed another exoplanet around Kepler-1649, the most Earth-like exoplanet discovered to date