exoplanets

We Have More Details on the Outermost Trappist-1 Planet!

A new study by an international team of researchers has revealed information about the surface conditions on TRAPPIST-1's outermost planet.

8 years ago

Rise of the Super Telescopes: The Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) aka Hubble 2.0

NASA's LUVOIR, the Large Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared Surveyor, is the future of Super Telescopes. It's 15m mirror will dwarf…

8 years ago

TRAPPIST-1 System Ideal For Life Swapping

A new study of the TRAPPIST-1 system indicates that life-swapping may take place between the planets in its habitable zone,…

8 years ago

Are Drylanders The Minority On Habitable Worlds?

We assume that habitable exoplanets will have significant land masses, because that's what we have on Earth. Are we wrong?

8 years ago

Venus 2.0 Discovered In Our Own Back Yard

A team of international astronomers recently found the closest thing to a "Venus-like" planet in a nearby star system, which…

8 years ago

Rise of the Super Telescopes: The James Webb Space Telescope

The eagerly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope will be the first of the Super Telescopes to start work.

8 years ago

Volcanic Hydrogen Gives Planets a Boost for Life

A new study by a team of astronomers from the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University indicates that habitable zones…

8 years ago

7 Questions For 7 New Planets

The TRAPPIST 7 have some explaining to do. Are they really Earth-like and potentially habitable?

8 years ago

Finally, the Missing Link in Planetary Formation!

A new study by an international team of scientists may be the "missing link" in our understanding of how planets…

8 years ago

SETI Has Already Tried Listening to TRAPPIST-1 for Aliens

Ever since the presence of exoplanets was announced in the TRAPPIST-1 system, SETI has been monitoring the system for signs…

8 years ago