exoplanet science
Astronomers Confirm First Exoplanet “Thermometer Molecule” that is Typically Used to Study Brown Dwarfs
A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters examines a rare alloy molecule known as chromium hydride (CrH) and…
A Third of Planets Orbiting Red Dwarf Stars Could be in the Habitable Zone
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a pair of researchers from the University…
The Planet That Shouldn’t Exist
As of this writing, almost 5300 exoplanets spanning approximately 4000 planetary systems have been confirmed to exist in our universe.…
TESS has Found A Second Earth-Sized World in This System. Exoplanet Science is Maturing
For planet-hunters, finding an Earth-sized exoplanet must be special. NASA estimates there are about 100 billion planets in the Milky…
Planetary Interiors in TRAPPIST-1 System Could be Affected by Stellar Flares
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of…
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,…
Is Kapteyn B Not to Be?
Are the ancient planets discovered around Kapteyn’s Star for real? As the saying goes, all that glitters isn’t gold, and…
On the Road to One Thousand Exoplanets
A quiet milestone in modern astronomy may soon come to pass. As of today, The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia lists a…