exoplanets
The Seven Most Intriguing Worlds to Search for Advanced Civilizations (So Far)
Sometimes, the easy calculations are the most interesting. A recent paper from Balázs Bradák of Kobe University in Japan is…
Could We Directly Observe Volcanoes on an Exoplanet?
After a few decades of simply finding exoplanets, humanity is starting to be able to do something more - peer…
Life Might Be Difficult to Find on a Single Planet But Obvious Across Many Worlds
If we could detect a clear, unambiguous biosignature on just one of the thousands of exoplanets we know of, it…
This Hot Jupiter is Doomed to Crash Into its Star in Just Three Million Years
In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its star. At the time,…
Science Fiction is Learning About Exoplanets From Science
As long as it has existed as a genre, there has been a notable relationship between science fiction and science…
Astronomers Can See the Impact Site Where an Asteroid Crashed Into a White Dwarf
When a star like the Sun reaches the end of its life, it becomes a red giant and blows away…
Six Planets Found Orbiting an Extremely Young Star
The field of exoplanet study continues to grow by leaps and bounds. As of the penning of this article, 5,572…
Astrobiology: Why study it? How to study it? What are the challenges?
Universe Today has proudly examined the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, and exoplanets, and what they can teach…
Webb Directly Images Two Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs
In several billion years, our Sun will become a white dwarf. What will happen to Jupiter and Saturn when the…
The Next Generation LIFE Telescope Could Detect Some Intriguing Biosignatures
JWST has shown that it can detect various chemicals in the atmospheres of other worlds, from water vapor to carbon…