exoplanets
Narrowing Down the Hunt for Giant Exoplanets
Despite advances in exoplanet research over the past decade much remains unknown. For example, how do the detection rates of giant…
Earthlike Exoplanets Are All Around Us
Artist's impression of a rocky planet orbiting a red dwarf. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA) We may literally be surrounded by…
A Moon With Two Suns: Making Art from Science
A view of Kepler 47c and binary stars. ©Digital Drew. All rights reserved. What would it look like on a…
Exciting Potential for Habitable ExoMoons
Imagine moons like Europa or Enceladus that are orbiting distant gas giant exoplanets located in the habitable zone of their…
Kepler Finds Hundreds of New Exoplanet Candidates
Artist's depiction of the Kepler 10 system, which contains planets 2.2 and 1.4 times the size of Earth. (NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech) Kepler…
Nearly All Sun-Like Stars Have Planetary Systems
The latest analysis of data from the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft reveals that almost all stars have planets, and about 17…
Here There Be Planets: Stellar Disk Gap May Reveal Newborn Worlds
HiCIAO near-infrared image of the protoplanetary disk around PDS 70. The circular mask hides the star itself, as well as…
Want to Name an Exoplanet? Uwingu Has a Plan
Screenshot from the Uwingu exoplanet naming website. Astronomers have now discovered nearly 1,000 planets orbiting other stars, and right now…
Possible Subterranean Life Means More Exoplanets Could Harbor Life
Artistic representation of the current five known potential habitable worlds. Will this list broaden under a new habitability model? Credit:…
What If All of Kepler’s Exoplanets Orbited the Same Star?
That's exactly the scenario shown by a mesmerizing animation called "Worlds" by Alex Parker -- a single system containing 2299…